Update on construction progress for the Purple Line Extension
With the turning of the calendar, we thought it would be a good time to provide an update on one of our key transit projects: the nine-mile extension of the [continue reading]
Regional Connector makes progress in 2017; what to expect in the next year
This has been a busy year for the Regional Connector project. All of the project’s progress —from relocating major utilities to mining twin tunnels — was helped considerably by community [continue reading]
Purple Line Extension tunneling machines arrive in So Cal and polls open for art and naming contest
Over the next several weeks parts of the Purple Line Extension tunnel boring machines (TBMs) will begin arriving at the Ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles and Galveston. From the ports, [continue reading]
Construction begins on connecting Wilshire/Western Station to Purple Line Extension
Most of the construction on the Purple Line Extension thus far has involved construction of the first three new stations. But work began this week on the critical task of [continue reading]
Photos: a look underground 2nd Street in downtown L.A.
A major obstacle work crews had to overcome this past summer at the future Historic Broadway Station site was the removal of an old storm drain and installing its upgraded [continue reading]
L.A. Olympics and Paralympics: what our transit system will look like in 2028
You probably heard the announcement earlier this hour by Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti: an agreement has been reached with the International Olympics Committee for our region to host the [continue reading]
Flower Street weekend closures begin September 8 for Regional Connector construction
For those keeping score at home, construction on the Regional Connector Transit Project is about a third of the way complete. The next major phase of construction starts September 8 [continue reading]
Fresh pics: Mayor Garcetti tours Regional Connector’s underground Little Tokyo/Arts District Station
Los Angeles Mayor and Metro Board Chair Eric Garcetti today toured the new Little Tokyo/Arts District Station that is under construction as part of the Regional Connector project. A tunnel [continue reading]
No 405 closure tonight — bridge work completed early!
Some happy news for a Friday: work removing the wood framing on the bridge that will carry the Crenshaw/LAX Line over the 405 freeway has been completed one day earlier [continue reading]
New pics: with digging done on first tunnel, TBM parts moved back to Little Tokyo
Regional Connector crews last weekend extracted the tunnel boring machine (TBM) cutterhead and one shield segment from underground — at 4th and Flower streets in downtown Los Angeles. The TBM [continue reading]