According to a press release from Valley Metro yesterday on Friday, May 29th, there will be a celebration to mark the arrival of light rail trains in the New Urban Downtown Mesa in front of City Hall Plaza Wednesday, June 3 @ 9:00 a.m. - good time to beat the heat and avoid the high pollution.
Read the whole press release here>
Central Mesa Extension Celebration
This is the 5th Milestone Event - with a promise of a MUST-SEE SECRET REVEAL YowZa!
Spoiler Alert: KPHO ABC 15 may have popped the cork ahead of time for Wednesday's celebration in a report about empty trains running during testing phase - take a look at Mesa Mayor John Giles keeping up with the empty light rail trains. Rumors are that service operations, with LRT riders on-board, will start before Labor Day
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-southeast-valley/mesa/light-rail-extension-nears-completion-in-mesa
Please note that the arrival is just that - the extension is going through safety-testing along the route on Main Street that will done on an as-needed schedule, according to an email from Rob Antoniak from Valley Metro.
Haven't seen a news release from the Mesa Now City of Newsroom maybe because the offices are closed Fridays.
