Harbor Freeway (Los Angeles Metro station)

Harbor Freeway (formerly Harbor Freeway/I-105) is a transport hub located within the Judge Harry Pregerson Interchange of Interstates I-105 and I-110 near Figueroa Street serving the Metro Green Line (light rail) and the Metro Silver Line (rapid bus transit) and other bus services. It is owned by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Metro Silver Line station boarding platform (lower level) is currently CLOSED DAILY between 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM as part of the Metro ExpressLanes project. Passengers must wait at the Harbor Freeway Station street level entrance (Figueroa Street/ Station Entrance) to board the Metro Silver Line during the hours between: 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM everyday, until September 2012.

Layout

The station has 3 levels: the upper level provides access to the Green Line (light rail); the middle level has the connections to bus services and the lower level to the Silver Line (bus rapid transit) and also to the 410 space park and ride lot. It is located near the Athens district of Los Angeles.^[1]

Current developments

Station improvements

Harbor Transitway Park & Ride and transit station improvements. Enhance signage, lighting and security at Park & Ride lots were completed in June 2011. Install CCTV at Harbor Transitway stations by March 2012.

Metro Expresslanes

This station is CLOSED DAILY between 10:00 P.M. - 6:00 A.M. as part of the Metro ExpressLanes project . On August 7, 2011 Caltrans began working on constructing the Metro ExpressLanes project on the 1-110 Harbor Transitway. Caltrans will install the Fastrack transponders, modify the carpool lanes, & install CCTVs on the Silver Line stations. The nightly detour takes place between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.^[2] The construction is expected to be complete by September 2012. ^[3] Given this, the Metro Silver Line stations at 37th Street, Slauson, Manchester and Rosecrans will be closed during the designated period (10:00 p.m.- 6:00 a.m.) daily. Passengers at the Harbor Freeway/I-105 will need to board the Metro Silver Line at the Figueroa street entrance of the station (street level). The Metro Silver Line stop on the freeway level of this station is closed during the detour. During the detour, between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. there are shuttles which run on Figueroa Street between 7th St./Metro Center & Artesia Transit Center. The shuttles begins at Artesia Transit Center & makes stops at Figueroa/ 182nd street, Figueroa/ Rosecrans, Figueroa/ Harbor Freeway Station, Figueroa/Manchester, Figueroa/ Slauson, Figueroa/ Exposition, Figueroa/ Adams & then the regular Silver Line stops until 7th St./Metro Center where the shuttles terminate. These shuttles will not charge for the service. Passengers can use these shuttles to connect to the nearest Silver Line stop.^[4] Moreover, Metro Express lines 450X, 460, & 550 will not serve the stations while the detour is in effect. Metro Express lines 450X & 550 will only stop at Figueroa/ Harbor Fwy Station while the detour occurs. Metro Express line 460 runs nonstop between Downtown Los Angeles & Norwalk during the detour. ^[5]

Services

Green Line service hours are approximately from 5:00 AM until 12:45 AM daily.^[6] Metro Silver Line service hours are approximately from 4:15 AM until 1:45 AM Monday- Friday & 5:00 A.M.- 1:45 A.M. Saturdays/ Sundays & Holidays.

Other freeway Level Connections

• Metro Express: 450X, 550
• LADOT Commuter Express: 448
• Orange County Transportation Authority: 721
• Gardena Transit: 1 (Northbound)

Bus connections

Non-Harbor Transitway buses stop on the west side of Figueroa Street.

• Metro Local: 45, 81, 120
• Metro Rapid: 745
• Gardena Transit: 1 (Southbound)
• Torrance Transit: 1, 2

References

External links

• Metro website
• OpenStreetMap 'relation' for the station
• http://www.metro.net/board/Items/2011/10_October/20111020OPItem52.pdf