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April 17, 2024 |
Judge dumps EIR for Metrolink extension RIVERSIDE – (INT) – A planned extension of Metrolink train service to Perris won’t happen anytime soon. A judge has decertified the Environmental Impact Report.
Riverside Superior Court Judge Sharon Waters set aside all project approvals in her decision favoring the ‘Friends of Riverside’s Hills’. The group had fought the extension primarily over concerns about train noise along the existing tracks below the Box Springs Mountains. Freight trains travel the route between Riverside and Perris daily. Riverside County Transportation Commission Chairwoman Karen Spiegel expressed disappointment and said “Our intent was to serve more people and potential employers by offering attractive and reliable passenger rail service on the existing right-of-way.” The RCTC will decide whether to appeal the decision. Story Date: May 22, 2013
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