METRO’s Purple Line Extension Community Meeting June 20 - 6:30 PM to 8 PM plus traffic impact information
The last section of the Purple Line Extension Transit Project, Section 3, will add 2.56 miles of new rail to Metro’s Rail system and connect downtown Los Angeles to the Westside. The two new stations will be added at Wilshire/Westwood and Wilshire/Veteran Administration property.
Please join METRO for a community update on the project.
When: Thursday, June 20 from 6:30pm to 8pm
Where: Belmont Village Senior Living - Westwood, 10475 Wilshire Bl, Los Angeles, 90024
Agenda:
Westwood/UCLA Station Update
Advance Utility Relocation (AUR)
Major Construction
Westwood/VA Hospital Station Update
Advance Utility Relocation (AUR)
Tunneling Contract Start
PURPLE LINE TRAFFIC IMPACT NEWS:
Subsurface Investigation Work on Wellworth Ave. and Warner Ave.
Summary: Metro contractors will be investigating subsurface conditions also known as geotechnical investigation along the tunnel alignment of the Purple Line Extension Section 3 at various locations from June through August 2019.
The first set of investigations will occur Monday, June 17 to Tuesday, June 25 from 7am to 6pm.
For more information on traffic impact and conditions for this area, click here.
Subsurface Investigation Work on Wilshire Blvd.
Summary: Metro contractors will also be investigating subsurface conditions on westbound Wilshire Blvd., east of Glendon Ave., in the center lanes on Monday, June 17 to Wednesday, June 19 from 9:30am to 3:30pm.
Investigations at 21 locations from June through August will last one to five days each.
For more information on traffic impact and conditions, click here.
More News: Section 3 (Century City to Westwood) Update: Contract Approved
On May 23, the Metro Board approved a $1.36-billion contract with Tutor Perini/O&G (TPOG) to build stations, track, systems and testing for Section 3 of the Purple Line Extension. The Board previously awarded this contract in February of this year but did a second approval after a key step — the FTA issuing a Letter of No Prejudice — was reached this spring.
TPOG is currently the design-build contractor for Section 2 of the Purple Line Extension Project and will now be responsible for tunneling and building the stations for Sections 2 and 3 to connect the neighborhoods of Beverly Hills, Century City and Westwood.