<p>LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) Metro subway passengers may soon have access to WiFi and cellular service, according to county officials.</p><p>The project, which began last month and is slated for completion by January 2016, will provide service to riders of the Red and Purple subway lines and portions of the Blue, Gold and Expo lines, as well as the future Crenshaw Line, according to Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky.</p><p>Metro officials hope to give riders a preview of the service later this year with plans to have the WiFi system at Union Station online by its 75th anniversary later this year, Yaroslavsky said.</p><p>Engineers are currently working to determine where to position a 2,000-square-foot "base station hotel" that will house equipment for cell phone providers that join the Metro network.</p><p><a href="http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/02/24/metro-to-provide-wifi-cellular-service-to-subway-riders/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://laist.com/2014/02/24/get_ready_for_wifi_and_phone_servic.php">Get Ready For WiFi And Cell Phone Service On Metro Trains</a> (LAist)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dWS84OxfICZV_yMTVbDzz6dZLLUNM&authuser=0&ned=us">2 additional articles.</a></p>