BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS

The Orange County Transportation Authority board has extended its

public comment period for the CenterLine project to Valentine’s Day.

The proposed CenterLine rail transit project includes a 28-mile,

countywide rail system that is expected to eventually shuttle commuters

between transportation centers in Fullerton and Irvine.

Authority spokesman George Urch said the board decided to accept

comments for an additional two weeks because the original comment period,

which was to end Thursday, spanned the holidays, when some people may

have been distracted from focusing on the project.

The City Council unanimously voted Jan. 18 to support the CenterLine

project and to recommend that the authority incorporate an elevated

station at Bristol Street and Anton Boulevard, and design the Costa Mesa

portion of the system to match the overall architecture of the

surrounding area.

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