The Exposition (Expo) Line is a light rail line in the Los Angeles metropolitan area that extends south and west from downtown Los Angeles. Phase I of the line, which opened April 28, 2012, runs 8.7 miles from downtown Los Angeles westward to Culver City, near the junction of the 405 and 10 Freeways. Construction of Phase II, which will extend the line into downtown Santa Monica, began during the summer of 2012 and is scheduled to be completed in 2015. Figure 1 shows a diagram of the Phase I portion of the line and its location within the LA metro area.