Metro has proposed three potential configurations of the K Line Northern Extension. (photo courtesy of Metro)

Metro has released the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the K Line Northern Extension Project and is seeking public comments through Sept. 5.

A meeting on the project will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 13, from 6-8 p.m. at Pan Pacific Park, 7600 Beverly Blvd.

The K Line Northern Extension is a Metro Measure M Project that will close a gap in the regional rail network, connecting communities from the South Bay to Hollywood, including neighborhoods in the LAX area, South Los Angeles, Inglewood, Crenshaw Corridor, West Adams, Mid City/Central Los Angeles and West Hollywood.

The northern end of the K Line currently terminates at the Metro E Line Crenshaw/Expo Station. The K Line Extension project would extend the K Line north to the extension of the D Line subway at Wilshire Boulevard in the Miracle Mile and the B Line at Hollywood/Highland Station. The project includes a design option to extend the line to a potential station at the Hollywood Bowl. With the extension, the K Line would connect to Metro’s C, E, D and B lines, and six of the 10 busiest bus lines in L.A. County.

The Draft EIR analyzes three potential underground light rail alignments, discloses potential impacts to environmental resources and identifies mitigation measures to reduce or avoid significant impacts. It’s estimated that the project will provide 47,000 to 60,000 daily trips in 2045. With increased mobility options, the project would also help reduce auto dependence, air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and energy use.

Metro will hold public hearings (one virtual and two in-person), including the Aug. 13 meeting at Pan Pacific Park. At the start of the in-person meetings, Metro will host an open house to allow the public to ask staff questions, followed by a presentation on the findings of the Draft EIR and then public comments.

An additional meeting will be held on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 10 a.m.-noon at Dorsey High School, 3537 Farmdale Ave. A virtual public hearing is scheduled on Thursday, Aug. 15, from noon-1:30 p.m., via Zoom.

For information, visit thesource.metro.net/2024/07/23/read-the-draft-environmental-impact-report-eir-for-the-k-line-northern-extension.