Los Angeles County Metro Transit Authority has released the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Metro C Line (formerly known as the Green Line) extension to Torrance
LOS ANGELES – The Final (EIR) is now available for the C Line Extension to Torrance project. The project would extend the K Line about 4.5 miles south from the current terminus at the Redondo Beach (Marine) Station to the Torrance Transit Center. The Final EIR can be accessed here.
The project would provide two new rail stations within walking distance to neighborhoods in the cities of Lawndale, Redondo Beach and Torrance. The two proposed stations would connect riders to the Redondo Beach Transit Center and the Torrance Transit Center, both built within the past two years.
While historically this project was envisioned as an extension of the Metro C (Green) Line, we configured the C and K Lines in 2024 to better serve regional travel patterns and provide more direct rides to LAX. As a result, this project will operate as part of the K Line with direct connections between the South Bay and LAX, as well as further north to the K Line terminus at the E Line.
Riders on the C Line Extension will be able to easily transfer to the C Line at Aviation/LAX Station. Those riding from Torrance will be able to reach the LAX/Metro Transit Center — with direct service to LAX terminals — in 19 minutes.
The C Line Extension would also greatly improve transit in the South Bay and provide a much-needed alternative to driving with a one-seat train ride to LAX, Downtown Inglewood and connections to the rest of the Metro system (see below), including destinations such as Santa Monica and downtown Los Angeles.
Construction could start as early as 2027, and the extension is estimated to open in 2036.
By 2045, jobs are projected to grow at twice the rate of the population in the South Bay, while congestion is expected to worsen by nearly 30 percent. Once fully built, this extension would add up to 3.6 million new boardings per year and reduce driving up to 19.5 million vehicle miles per year.
Since the Metro Board approved the Hybrid Alternative as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) in May 2024, the project team has been working to respond to your more than 2,000 comments received during the Draft EIR review period.
Read the Final EIR here. Printed copies are also available for public viewing at the following locations during regular business hours:
- Lawndale Library (14615 Burin Av, Lawndale, CA 90260)
- Redondo Beach North Library (2000 Artesia Bl, Redondo Beach, CA 90278)
- North Torrance Library (3604 Artesia Bl, Torrance, CA 90504)
- Katy Geissert Civic Center Library (3301 Torrance Bl, Torrance, CA 90503)
- Metro Headquarters, Dorothy Peyton Gray Transportation Library (One Gateway Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90012)
To provide comments on the project to share with the Metro Board, visit the project website at metro.net/clineext or email us at [email protected]. Metro will compile all comments received to share with the Metro Board ahead of the Metro Board taking any action on the project.
You can also provide comment by mail or voicemail by sending to Metro, One Gateway Plaza, MS 99-22-3, Los Angeles, CA 90012 or calling 213.922.4004.
At a public meeting anticipated for this fall, the Metro Board will consider approving the project and certifying the Final EIR under CEQA. Signup for updates to be notified when the project will be considered at a Metro Board meeting or email the project.
If the Metro Board certifies the Final EIR and approves the project, Metro will further refine engineering and design of the project, assist cities with First/Last Mile (FLM) Planning, conduct soil studies and potholing, and prepare delivery approaches for the project.
