By Meghan McCarty
89.3 KPCC
Right now, funding is only in place to build the Purple Line extension along Wilshire Boulevard to Westwood, with the final stretch scheduled to open in 2035.
“That’s crazy. I’ll be super old then,” said Metro rider Steven Melnick, who said he’d embrace the idea of hosting the Olympics if it means speeding up construction of the extension.
The bid committee, known as LA24, proposes securing federal funds to finish the project by 2024, according to its bid book.
The L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been pursuing a variety of strategies to accelerate the project on an ongoing basis, but so far none have borne fruit.
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