Purple Line Extension - Section 1

A series of lane reductions and turn restrictions will be in place from Thursday, November 14 through Friday, November 15 from 8pm to 7am to support instrumentation installation in the Wilshire Blvd./La Cienega Blvd. intersection.

This is the look-ahead for construction activities beginning Monday, November 11 through Friday, November 15 for Purple Line Extension Section 1.

This monthly notification is an outline of construction activities for the month of November 2019. Pending City of Beverly Hills approval.*

Wilshire Blvd. between June St. and Rossmore Ave. will be reduced to one lane in each direction at the K-Rail enclosure in the middle of the road from October 28 through October 31. The K-Rail will need to be expanded to support drilling. 

Wilshire Blvd. between Freemont Pl. and Bronson Ave. will be reduced to one lane in each direction to support drilling in the area from Friday, October 25 through Monday, October 28.

Beginning mid-June 2019, work hours at the Wilshire/Western Staging Yard are expected to increase as tunneling operations turn west towards Wilshire/La Cienega Station.

Eastbound Wilshire Blvd. will be reduced to one lane between Hamilton Dr. and San Vicente Blvd. on Saturday, October 19, to support geotechnical instrument installation east of Tower Dr.

Orange Grove Ave. south of Wilshire Blvd. and north of 8th St. will be closed for 8 months starting Friday, October 18. 

Wilshire Blvd. will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Le Doux Dr. and San Vicente Blvd. on Saturday, October 12 from 7am to 4pm to support concrete deliveries to the Wilshire/La Cienega Station box. 

Purple Line Extension Transit Projects community meetings and events. 

The K-rail work zone at Wilshire Blvd. and Crescent Heights Blvd. will be removed on Sunday, October 6. Wilshire Blvd. will return to three lanes in each direction from 4am to 4pm.

Outreach took place from June through September 2019 to solicit input on station names for the Purple Line Extension Section 1 subway stations. We received 475 responses. Below are the Top 5 responses from stakeholders for each station area.

Eastbound Wilshire Blvd. will be reduced to two lanes between Gale Dr. and San Vicente Blvd. on Saturday, October 5 from 8am to 7pm, to support geotechnical instrument installation in the Wilshire/San Vicente intersection.

Southbound La Brea Ave. between 6^th St. and 8^th St. (just south of the South La Brea Yard) will be reduced to a single lane starting Friday, October 4 at 9pm through Monday, October 7 at 6am to support crane activities. 

Effective September 23, 2019, daily construction activities within the La Cienega and Gale Staging Yards are expected to continue within both staging yards 24 hours per day. 

Wilshire Blvd. between Hamilton Dr. and Willaman Dr. will be reduced to fewer than three lanes in each direction to support cross passage investigation work in the Wilshire Blvd./Stanley Dr. area.  

Concrete and material deliveries for the Wilshire/La Cienega Station are anticipated to begin in early October 2019. 

Eastbound Wilshire Blvd. will be reduced to one lane between Hamilton Dr. and San Vicente Blvd. on Saturday, September 21 from 8am to 7pm to support geotechnical instrument installation in the Wilshire Blvd. and San Vicente Blvd. intersection.

On Saturday, September 14 and Sunday, September 15, eastbound Wilshire Blvd. will be reduced to two lanes between Gale Dr. and San Vicente Blvd. 

Starting on Thursday, September 12 through Friday, September 13, Wilshire Blvd. between Stanley Dr. and Tower Dr. will be intermittently reduced to two lanes in each direction. 

The left turn pocket from eastbound Wilshire Blvd. to northbound San Vicente Blvd. will be intermittently restricted on Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8, to support geotechnical instrument installation in the Wilshire Blvd. and San Vicente Blvd. intersection. 

Wilshire Blvd. between Muirfield Rd. and June St. will be reduced to two lanes in each direction starting Friday, September 14. A K-Rail work zone will be implemented in the middle of Wilshire Blvd. to support ongoing construction in the tunnels underneath Wilshire Blvd.

Wilshire Blvd. between San Diego Way and La Jolla Ave. will be reduced to two lanes in each direction beginning Tuesday, September 3 and continuing through Friday, October 5. 

From Monday, August 19, and continuing through Friday, August 30, Wilshire Blvd. between Fairfax Ave. and San Vicente Blvd. will be intermittently reduced to fewer than three lanes in each direction to support investigation work and well installations in the Wilshire/Crescent Heights and Wilshire/La Jolla areas. 

Eastbound Wilshire Blvd. is anticipated to be reduced to one lane between Hamilton Dr. and San Vicente Blvd. on Saturday, August 17 from 8am to 7pm to support ongoing utility investigation work. 

Westbound Wilshire Blvd. is anticipated to be reduced to one lane between San Vicente Blvd. and Tower Dr. on Saturday, August 17 from 8am to 7pm for the installation of geotechnical instrumentation.

A series of lane reductions and turn restrictions will be in place from Monday, August 26 through Friday, August 31 from 8pm to 7am to support instrumentation installation in the Wilshire Blvd./La Cienega Blvd. intersection.

Concrete and rebar deliveries to the Wilshire/La Cienega Station Box are anticipated to begin in September. 

Beginning the week of March 4, 2019, hours for hauling to and from the South La Brea staging yard will be extended. 

To promote public safety, a new 10-minute customer loading zone has been in installed in the City of Beverly Hills on San Vicente Bl. for access to the 8383 Wilshire building.

Para promover la seguridad pública, se instaló una zona de ascenso de 10 minutos para clientes en la ciudad de Beverly Hills en San Vicente Bl. para el acceso al edificio 8383 Wilshire.

공공 안전 진흥을 위해, 비벌리힐스 시의 San Vicente Bl. 상에 8383 Wilshire 빌딩에 접근하기 위한 10분 승객 탑승구역이 신설되었습니다. Uber 및 Lyft 기사는 8383 Wilshire 빌딩의 승객들을 정해진 장소에서 승차 및 하차해 주실 것을 권합니다.