MONROVIA >> When Habib Balian signed the documents certifying substantial completion of the $1 billion Foothill Gold Line extension Wednesday, he glanced at partners from Kiewit Infrastructure West and Parsons Transportation Group, reminding them the pens were not theirs to keep.
The CEO of the Foothill Gold Line Construction Authority made the lighthearted remark as cameras recorded the historic day for the five-year project, which extends theLos Angeles-to-Pasadena light-rail line from east Pasadena to the Azusa/Glendora border at Citrus College and Azusa Pacific University.