![]() Transportation Corridor Project | |
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![]() Rail to Rail path under construction at the intersection of Slauson and McKinley Avenues, old train tracks are visible in the street | |
Length | 5.5 mi (8.9 km) |
Location | Los Angeles County, California, United States |
Established | Late 2024; 1 year ago (2024)[dubious –discuss] |
Trailheads | Fairview Heights station Santa Fe andSlauson Avenues |
Use | Commute, recreation |
Surface | Concrete, asphalt |
Right of way | Harbor Subdivision |
Trail map | |
![]() Segment A highlighted in green, B highlighted in purple |
TheRail to Rail Active Transportation Corridor Project; before known as Rail to River is a construction project building arail trail inLos Angeles County, California, United States. It is being constructed by theLos Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro).
The 5.5-mile (8.9 km) route, known asSegment A, runs through the city ofInglewood, the city ofLos Angeles neighborhoods ofHyde Park,Chesterfield Square,Harvard Park,Vermont-Slauson,South Park andCentral-Alameda, and unincorporatedFlorence-Graham.[1][2] The route will begin at theK Line'sFairview Heights station, connecting it with theJ Line'sSlauson station and theA Line'sSlauson station before terminating at the intersection of Santa Fe andSlauson Avenues.[2][3] The path uses theHarbor Subdivisionfreight-trainright-of-way alongSlauson Avenue and Hyde Park Boulevard.[2][1] The planned "active transportation corridor" will be a 30-foot (9.1 m)-widelinear park.[1] The budget for the project is $140 million.[4] The projected completion date for the project is sometime in late 2024.[4][needs update]
A potential future extension project, theRail to River Active Transportation Corridor Project, known asSegment B, would run through some combination ofGateway CitiesHuntington Park,Vernon,Maywood andBell to reach theLos Angeles Riverbike trails.[4]
Segment A will begin at theK Line'sFairview Heights station on the border ofInglewood and the city ofLos Angeles. It will then briefly head north along West Boulevard before turning east along 67th Street. Running east, the path will meet theHarbor Subdivisionright-of-way and turn northeast to run along it toSlauson Avenue. At Slauson Avenue, the path will curve to the northern side of Slauson Avenue and parallel it traveling east, intersecting with theJ Line at itsSlauson station in the median of theHarbor Freeway (I-110) and theA Line at itsSlauson station, before terminating at the intersection of Santa Fe andSlauson Avenues on the border ofVernon andHuntington Park. Along the way, the path will run through the neighborhoods ofHyde Park,Chesterfield Square,Harvard Park,Vermont-Slauson,South Park andCentral-Alameda, and unincorporatedFlorence-Graham.
Segment B will begin at the A Line's Slauson station and curve southeast to follow theLa Habra Subdivision right-of-way in between Randolph Street and would run through some combination ofGateway CitiesHuntington Park,Vernon,Maywood andBell to reach theLos Angeles Riverbike trails.