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Light rail extension set to open in South Phoenix in summer 2025
Valley Metro is close to completing its latest public transportation project. A 5-and-a-half mile line will run from the downtown area along Central to Baseline Road in south Phoenix.
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A light rail extension in South Phoenix is set to open in summer 2025. (Ignacio Ventura/KJZZ)
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A light rail extension in South Phoenix is set to open in summer 2025. (Ignacio Ventura/KJZZ)
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A light rail extension in South Phoenix is set to open in summer 2025. (Ignacio Ventura/KJZZ)
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Phoenix community members gathered near the intersection of Baseline Ave. and Central Ave. to watch a train coming by at the nearly completed light rail extension, on Mar. 08, 2025. Valley Metro says people will be able to ride on the extension by summer 2025. (Ignacio Ventura/KJZZ News)
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Arizona Congressman Greg Stanton, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and other officials at a new South Phoenix light rail extension set to open summer 2025. (Ignacio Ventura/KJZZ)
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The South Phoenix light rail extension is set to open in summer 2025. (Ignacio Ventura/KJZZ)
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Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego (left) and Arizona Congressman Greg Stanton on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Ignacio Ventura/KJZZ)
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