Video from Tunnel Boring Machine ceremony
Above is video from the naming ceremony on Monday for the tunnel boring machine [TBM] that will be used to dig one-mile twin tunnels on the northern part of the Crenshaw/LAX [continue reading]
Deadline extended to vote for tunnel boring machine name
In order to allow for more community participation during the holiday season, the deadline to vote for the #CrenshawTBM name and artwork has been extended to Monday, December 7, 2015 at 9 a.m. local time! Cast your vote TODAY for a chance to make history and help Metro choose the TBM artwork [continue reading]
Photos: Taste of Soul 2015
Taste of Soul 2015 was a successful event this past Saturday, Oct. 17. More than 350,000 people from all over Southern California enjoyed the music, food and festive ambiance of the family festival, now on its 10th anniversary. One of the most convenient ways to get to the event was from [continue reading]
Business Interruption Fund Spotlight: Love’s Furniture
Metro’s Business Interruption Fund was started to assist small businesses that may be impacted by construction of Metro’s Crenshaw/LAX line, the Little Tokyo area along the Regional Connector and Phase [continue reading]
Upcoming weekends closures to install steel piles on Crenshaw Boulevard at Vernon Avenue
UPDATE: THIS WEEKEND’S CLOSURE HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. The latest from the folks at the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project: Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors (WSCC) will begin installing steel beams and relocating utilities on Crenshaw Boulevard at Vernon Avenue for five consecutive weekends beginning this Friday, Aug. 28. A full street closure will [continue reading]
Construction update: Crenshaw/LAX Line
The Metro Board of Directors in July approved the new names for the Crenshaw/LAX Line during the July monthly board meeting. The official names for the eight stations are Expo/Crenshaw, [continue reading]
Metro Art hosts free design workshops with local teens for Crenshaw/LAX Line
Local high school students have been meeting this summer to help design a monumental mural for the Crenshaw/Expo Station construction fence that will celebrate the surrounding neighborhood. Through the nonprofit organization artworxLA and under the guidance of professional artist Michael Alvarez, workshops have been staged at nearby Lula Washington Dance Theatre, where students [continue reading]
Images of the Crenshaw/LAX Project construction progress
According to Bryan Pennington, Metro Executive of Director Engineering and Construction, the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project has reached 33 percent completion! The $2.058 billion Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project continues to move forward in July [continue reading]
New contest! Help Metro name and illustrate the tunnel boring machine for Crenshaw/LAX Line!
Attention all students, from Kindergarten through 12th grade: Metro is inviting you to participate in a naming and illustration contest for the new Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) which will be use to [continue reading]
High school students invited to design construction phase mural along the future Crenshaw/LAX line
Local high school students are invited to attend a series of free workshops beginning next week to help design a monumental mural that celebrates the neighborhood surrounding the Crenshaw/Expo Station. Students will have the opportunity to work with a professional artist from artworxLA, and delve into the landmarks, streets and residents who [continue reading]