UPDATE 8 p.m.: The burst water main pipe near Westwood/UCLA has been shut off and water flow stopped, according to LADWP. At this time, detours on the 761, Late Night 233, and 2/302 remain in effect.
Metro Rapid 761 and Late Night 233, as well as bus Lines 2/302, and 20/720 are currently experiencing detours and delays in Westwood due to a major water main break just north of the UCLA campus. The #SunsetFlood began around 3:30 p.m. this afternoon at Sunset Boulevard and Maryland Place, blowing open a 15-foot sinkhole, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. As a result, Sunset Blvd will remain closed to traffic in both directions between Veteran and Hilgard Avenues, until the main is slowly shut off.
Affected Metro buses in the Westwood/UCLA area will operate according to the following detours until further notice:
Metro Rapid 761 and Late Night 233 northbound will detour from Hilgard and Sunset to Beverly Glen, Wilshire, and Veteran to continue north. Southbound buses will use Church Lane, Montana, Gayley, and Le Conte to continue south.
Lines 2/302 westbound will detour via Beverly Glen, Wilshire, and Le Conte.
Customers of the 20/720 should expect delays in service due to heavy traffic along Wilshire Boulevard.
LADWP recommends the following detours for drivers in the area: Drivers traveling westbound on Sunset should go south on Beverly Glen, then west on Wilshire Boulevard, then back north on Veteran/Sepulveda to get around the closure. Eastbound traffic should head south on Veteran/Sepulveda, then east on Wilshire Boulevard, then north on Beverly Glen.
For details about specific detours, please see our Service Advisories page. For minute-by-minute updates, follow us on twitter @metrolosangeles or @metroLAalerts.
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I just saw this on the news, with video footage. Around the hole, more than half the width of the road is gone, and the water has caved out some of the area underneath the pavement surrounding the hole. I’m far from an expert, but I’m thinking it’ll take at least a few days to repair and repave.
While I know both Santa Monica Big Blue and Culver CIty (Green) Buses are operated by separate agencies, and that in this city that means they might as well be run by alien species with whom we have not yet learned to communicate with, it would be great if Metro could report what has happened to their operations this afternoon/evening as well.
Metro has a well-maintained blog (and Twitter feed)!
The others, not so much.