Scenes from the Oct. 4 signing of the Alignment Design-Build Contract for the 12.3-mile, six-station Foothill Gold Line light rail project from Glendora to Montclair.

The Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority signing ceremony occurred on the steps of Pomona City Hall.

The historic signing event was attended by boards of directors for the Foothill Gold Line and LA Metro, transportation officials – including Construction Authority CEO Habib F. Balian, Metro CEO Phillip A. Washington and California State Transportation Agency Undersecretary Elissa Konove – and San Gabriel Valley stakeholders.

The Glendora to Montclair project is named as one of Metro’s 28 priority projects to be completed before the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles and is the fourth rail project currently in major construction in the county.

It will provide connections to the LA County Fairplex, colleges and universities, historic downtowns, museums, regional parks and open space areas.