Yes, this Metro project is not scheduled to break ground until 2041.

But that hasn’t stopped the mega transit agency from holding scoping meetings this week and next week to help officials determine alignments for the Northern extension of the Crenshaw line, a rail route currently under construction and set to open in 2020.

If the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority can gain enough momentum from the public for the Northern Extension of the Crenshaw/LAX Line project, it will consider accelerating the funding and the start of this project.

First things first.

The Crenshaw Line will run between the Metro Green Line and the Expo Line’s station at Crenshaw and Exposition boulevards.

The $2.1-billion Crenshaw/LAX Line broke ground in early 2014. Completion is expected in mid-2020. This date includes a slight delay, Metro announced last month, because of complications.

Metro wants to extend a line to the north to connect with the Metro Expo, Purple and Red lines, serving parts of Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood.

Metro is considering five alignments along the following north-south thoroughfares: San Vicente Boulevard (9.2 miles); La Cienega Boulevard (8.5 miles); Fairfax Avenue (8.1 miles); La Brea Avenue (6.5 miles) and Vermont Avenue (4.8 miles).

Four meetings will be held:

Thursday, March 21: 6 to 8 p.m. at the Westside Jewish Community Center, 5870 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles. Accessible via: Metro bus lines 30, 217, 28, 728 and 780. Limited parking lot and ample street parking is available.

Saturday, March 23: 10 a.m. to noon at Virginia Road Elementary School, 2925 Virginia Road, Los Angeles. Accessible via: DASH, Metro bus lines 38, 210, 710 and 740. Parking lot and street parking is available.

Tuesday, March 26: 6 to 8 p.m. at United Teachers Los Angeles, 3303 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles. Accessible via: Metro Red/Purple and DASH, Metro bus lines 18, 20, 51, 52, 201, 204, 720 and 754. Limited lot and street parking are available.

Thursday, March 28: 6 to 8 p.m. at the West Hollywood Library, 625 N. San Vicente Blvd., West Hollywood. Accessible via: DASH, West Hollywood Cityline and Metro bus lines 4, 10, 16, 30, 105 and 704. Limited lot and street parking are available.

Measure M, a one-half percent sales tax passed by L.A. County voters in November 2016, allocates $2.24 billion to the project, with a groundbreaking date of 2041 and project completion date of 2047, according to Metro.

For more information contact the project at 213-418-3093 or visit crenshawnorth@metro.net or metro.net/crenshawnorth.