Project contractors are planning to close a portion of the northbound I-405 over the Sepulveda Pass starting Saturday night, Sept. 24, for one night to take down some freeway signs and other equipment that are currently in the way of the new traffic lane now being constructed. Temporary signs indicating [continue reading]
Marking a new phase in the bridge rebuilding effort for Sunset Bridge, work crews will complete pouring the bridge’s new southside deck which spans the the 405 freeway Wednesday night, August 31. Work will require the closure of southbound I-405 for 1.75 miles between the Sunset offramp and Wilshire Boulevard in [continue reading]
The fun never ends with the 405 improvements project, where work crews are in the full thrust of construction virtually everywhere in the 10-mile project area. Witness the latest public warning on potential congestion, this time on the Mulholland Drive Bridge in Los Angeles. It now has one lane in [continue reading]
Metro’s Bicycle Program will hold its next Implementation/Operations subcommittee meeting next Monday, Aug. 22 at Metro headquarters. The meeting, to be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Metro’s third floor Gateway Plaza Conference Room, will review a new training module and safety guide for Metro bus operators that [continue reading]
Following on the heels of “Carmageddon” — the highly successful closure of the I-405 for Mulholland Bridge demolition work in July — the 405 project team has a meeting with the community Thursday night, August 18, in Los Angeles. The purpose is to provide a progress update on the I-405 [continue reading]
This week several online news sources have reported that the Beverly Hills Unified School District (BHUSD) has filed a “Writ of Mandate” petition in Los Angeles Superior Court that seeks to require Metro to release documents on the Westside Subway Extension Project, as well as station location alternatives in the Century City area. The reason for [continue reading]
New bicycle map decals are now showing up at Metro Red and Purple Line stations, thanks to the input Metro received through its Bicycle Roundtable meetings and Metro’s Communications Department. The photo above shows a map installed at the Universal City Station. There are now reports that maps are posted [continue reading]
In its latest edition, the Beverly Hills Courier has wrongly reported that “The final environmental impact report of the Metropolitan Transit Authority strongly favors the proposed route under Beverly Hills High School and 78 Beverly Hills homes according to a summary document obtained exclusively by The Beverly Hills Courier.” The [continue reading]
For the 17th straight year, Metro will be participating in Bike to Work Day (Thursday, May 19) as part of Bike Week LA from May 16 through May 20. The events take place in May, but you can gear up for Bike Week by signing up now for the following [continue reading]
Metro plans to remove the peak hour restrictions for bikes on Metro trains, and will present a recommendation to the Board of Director’s Operations Subcommittee on April 21. The committee item, available here, recommends the removal of the weekday 6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. [continue reading]
