Construction Notices

04/12/2021

Gale Dr. Closure – Utility Duct Bank Installation
Area: Wilshire/Gale

Beginning April 12, and continuing through Friday, May 7, Gale Dr. north of Wilshire Blvd. will be fully closed to support the installation of a utility duct bank. This traffic control will be implemented daily, from 6am to 5pm. The north leg crosswalk will be closed to pedestrians while this closure is in place.

04/09/2021

Utility Relocation on Wilshire Blvd and Gayley Ave
Area: Wilshire Blvd and Gayley Ave

Metro contractors will relocate and upgrade the sanitary sewer lines and a storm drain on Wilshire Blvd. and Gayley Ave. in preparation for the Purple (D Line) Extension Section 3 project.  The work is scheduled to begin on April 9, 2021 and will take approximately 13 continuous weekends to complete: Friday at 11pm through Monday at 6am.  The work consists of saw cutting, demolition, and trenching of the existing roadway to relocate a storm drain and sanitary sewer lines. Construction activities will be done in stages and updates will be posted online each week.  Utility service and building access will be maintained.

04/09/2021

Bus Pad Restoration on Wilshire Blvd. Near McCarthy Vista
Area: City of Los Angeles: Wilshire Blvd. between McCarthy Vista and San Diego Way

Beginning Friday, April 9, and continuing through Monday, April 12, eastbound Wilshire Blvd. between McCarthy Vista and San Diego Way will be reduced to a single lane. This traffic control will be in place from Friday at 6am through Monday at 6am to allow bus pad restoration on Wilshire Blvd.

04/05/2021

Purple Line Extension Community Meetings & Events
Area: Purple Line Extension

Purple Line Extension Transit Projects community meetings and events. 

04/03/2021

Wilshire/La Brea Station Area Activities
Area: City of Los Angeles: Eastbound Wilshire Closure – La Brea Ave. to Orange Dr.

On Saturday, April 3, from 7am to 7pm, eastbound Wilshire Blvd. will be closed to all traffic at La Brea Ave. This closure will support concrete and material deliveries to the La Brea Station.

04/01/2021

Wilshire/La Cienega Station Construction Activities
Area: City of Beverly Hills: Wilshire/La Cienega Station

A summary of anticipated construction activities taking place near the Wilshire/La Cienega Station box work area during April 2021

04/01/2021

Century City/Constellation Station Monthly Lookahead
Area: Century City/Constellation Station

This monthly notification is an outline of construction activities for April 2021

03/30/2021

SCE Coordination Work near VA Hospital Campus
Area: Wilshire/Bonsall

Metro contractors will continue utility work in coordination with So Cal Edison on the Wilshire Blvd – Bonsall Ave ramps at the VA Hospital Campus. Work will be done from March 30 through April 14, 2021. The ramp closures will be in effect from 9am to 3:30pm, Monday through Friday.  Required equipment includes work trucks, compressors, and blowers. Utility services will be maintained. 

03/26/2021

Reopening Westbound Traffic on Constellation Blvd. West of Avenue of the Stars
Area: Constellation/Avenue of the Stars

The contractor will reopen the roadway by 6am on Saturday, March 27. Two (2) westbound lanes of traffic will be opened between Avenue of the Stars and Solar Way. There will be no eastbound lanes open at this time. The final intersection closure will take place overnight on Friday, March 26 until 6am Saturday, March 27 to install roadway striping and reconfigure the traffic signals. 

03/23/2021

PLE 3: Street Restriping on Wilshire Blvd and Westwood Blvd
Area: Wilshire Blvd and Westwood Blvd

Metro contractors will restore street markings on Wilshire Blvd between Veteran Ave and Westwood Blvd, and on Westwood Blvd between Lindbrook Dr and Wilshire Blvd, on Wednesday, April 14 from 9am to 3:30pm.

03/22/2021

Wilshire Blvd. and Plymouth Blvd. K-Rail Work Zone Installation
Area: City of Los Angeles: Wilshire/Plymouth

Wilshire Blvd. between Crenshaw Blvd. and Muirfield Rd. will be reduced to two lanes in each direction starting December 5, 2020.

03/22/2021

Orange Grove Ave. Closure at Wilshire Blvd.
Area: City of Los Angeles: Wilshire/Orange Grove

The current anticipated date for Orange Grove Ave. restoration is January 2022. Access for residents will be maintained.

03/20/2021

Wilshire/La Brea Station Construction Area
Area: City of Los Angeles: Wilshire/La Brea Station Construction Area

Until Monday, September 27, 2021, Wilshire Blvd. between Detroit St. and June St. will be reduced to two lanes in each direction. Sycamore Ave. north of Wilshire Blvd. will be closed. This traffic control will be implemented in support of appendage structure work immediately adjacent to the Wilshire/La Brea Station Box.

03/19/2021

Wilshire/Fairfax Station Construction
Area: City of Los Angeles: Wilshire at Fairfax

Wilshire Blvd. and Fairfax Ave. station construction, hauling and concrete pouring will take place.

03/15/2021

Driveway Installation at UCLA Lot 36 and Veteran Ave.
Area: UCLA Lot 36 and Veteran Ave.

Metro contractors will continue preconstruction work at UCLA Lot 36 for the Purple (D Line) Extension Section 3 Project. Work will include potholing, sound wall installation, fence removal, tree removal, and banner placement. A driveway will also be installed for access on Veteran Ave. Work will begin on Monday, March 15, 2021 and will continue for approximately 5 weeks. Work requires intermittent sidewalk closures and lane reductions on Wilshire Blvd and Veteran Ave.

03/03/2021

La Cienega Station Appendage Construction
Area: City of Beverly Hills: Wilshire Blvd. between San Vicente Blvd. and west of Gale Dr.

Beginning March 13, 2021, and continuing through October 2022, a work zone with K-Rail will be implemented on the north side of Wilshire Blvd. between San Vicente Blvd. and west of Gale Dr. This work zone will support the construction of station appendages for the future La Cienega Station. Work activities will include excavation, support of excavation, material delivery, hauling, and construction. Noise mitigations will be implemented.

03/01/2021

Instrumentation and Street Maintenance
Area: City of Los Angeles: Along Construction Alignment

Instrumentation and street maintenances will take place on Wilshire Blvd. and side streets between Western Ave. and San Vicente Blvd.

03/01/2021

Wilshire Blvd. and Rimpau Blvd. Work Zone
Area: City of Los Angeles: Wilshire at Rimpau

The work zone on the west side of the Wilshire Blvd. and Rimpau Blvd. intersection is anticipated to be in place through March 2022. Wilshire Blvd. is reduced to two lanes in each direction between June St. and Muirfield Rd

02/22/2021

Installation of Instrumentation Poles along Tunnel Alignment
Area: Wilshire

The design-build contractor is continuing with the installation of geotechnical instruments along the tunnel alignment from Century City to Wilshire Blvd. and La Cienega Blvd. in Beverly Hills

02/16/2021

Station Appendage Construction on Wilshire Blvd. between San Vicente Blvd. and La Cienega Blvd.
Area: Wilshire/La Cienega

Beginning in March 2021, work activities at the Wilshire/La Cienega Station will transition to the construction of appendage structures adjacent to the underground station box.

01/29/2021

Tunnel Boring Machine Launch Box Full Closure Extension through May 2021
Area: Constellation/Century Park East

This 3-month extension will also allow for the tunneling support systems to be moved to the staging yard at 1950 Century Park East as well as the restoration and reopening of Constellation Blvd. 

01/21/2021

Extended Work Hours at Ogden Yard
Area: Wilshire/San Vicente

Beginning Monday, January 25, Ogden Yard workhours will increase to 24 hours a day, 6 to 7 days a week, for an anticipated two months. 

11/16/2020

Complimentary Valet Service Available for West LA VA Hospital Patients
Area: West LA VA Hospital

Valet service will be available for patients of West LA VA Hospital when parking lot 42 is permanently closed for construction beginning Monday, November 16, 2020.

11/16/2020

Parking Shuttle Service for West LA VA Hospital Campus
Area: West LA VA Hospital

Parking Shuttle Service is now available for hospital staff and guests of the West LA VA Hospital campus. 

07/24/2020

Southwest Fairfax Ave. and Wilshire Blvd. Appendage Work Zone
Area: Wilshire/Fairfax

Beginning Saturday, August 8, 2020 and continuing for one year, Wilshire Blvd. between San Diego Way and Spaulding Ave. will be reduced to two lanes in each direction