A 45-day scoping period for the Crenshaw Northern Extension project began April 15, and upcoming virtual scoping meetings are planned to gather public input on what to study during the project’s upcoming draft environmental impact report.

The Crenshaw/LAX Line that is currently under construction will end at the E Line (Expo) Station at Crenshaw and Exposition boulevards. The Crenshaw Northern Extension project will extend the Crenshaw/LAX Line north to the D (Purple) Line and continue to the B (Red) Line at the Hollywood/Highland station, with a potential last station at the Hollywood Bowl.

The scoping period concludes on Friday, May 28. The meetings will provide an overview of the project, describe the environmental study process and solicit comments on the proposed routes from residents, communities, businesses, cities and stakeholders.

Scoping meetings will be held on Thursday, April 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; on Thursday, May 6, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; and on Saturday, May 8, from 10 a.m. to noon.

The Zoom link for April 29 is us02web.zoom.us/j/87500507019; the meeting ID is 875 0050 7019. The Zoom link for May 6 is us02web.zoom.us/j/82996680178; the meeting ID is 829 9668 0178. The Zoom link for May 8 is us02web.zoom.us/j/84880363069; the meeting ID is 848 8036 3069.

The three routes under study would follow busy travel corridors, serve major destinations and employment centers, and create more connectivity in Metro’s rail and bus network by linking four Metro rail lines and five of the busiest bus routes in Los Angeles County. Two of the routes would follow San Vicente Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, with one providing additional access west of Fairfax Avenue. The third route would mostly follow La Brea Avenue.

The Crenshaw/LAX Northern Extension Project is a Measure M Project with a groundbreaking date of FY 2041 and a project completion date of FY 2047. Metro is conducting this study now because there are efforts underway to identify funding to accelerate this schedule.

Comments will be accepted before May 28 and may be sent by email to Roger Martin, project manager, at crenshawnorth@metro.net or by visiting metro.net/crenshawnorth or call the project at (213)418-3093. Regular mail should be sent to One Gateway Plaza, Mail Stop 99-22-06, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

Recordings of the meetings will be posted afterwards on the project website, metro.net/crenshawnorth.