The planned 3.3-mile extension of the A Line light-rail line from Pomona to Montclair will pump millions of dollars and add hundreds of high-paying construction jobs into San Bernardino County, a new study says.

During six years of construction, from 2026 through 2032, the Claremont-Montclair extension will add 580 jobs for a labor income boost of $45.9 million. The average worker added would earn $73,100 annually. In addition, the economy in San Bernardino County would receive an $80.3 million injection over six years from dollars kicked in by the San Bernardino County Construction Transportation Authority, according to a report from Kleinhenz Economics.

The report, released by the Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority last week, the independent agency that is buildi

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