PUC to Review Blue Line Order
The state Public Utilities Commission will review an order that has allowed construction of the Pasadena Blue Line to continue despite a dispute over controversial street crossings.
Earlier this month, agency board member Richard Bilas gave the builders of the line the right to begin laying track on streets and intersections along the 13.7-mile rail line.
However, the PUC is not scheduled to complete a review of the crossings’ safety until May.
The PUC’s lawyers now say Bilas overstepped his authority and that the full five-member board must approve construction at street level. The PUC may hear the issue as early as today.
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