The Federal Transit Administration this week approved Metro’s request to be reimbursed for early work activities for Section Three of the Purple Line Extension Project between Century City and the Westwood/VA Hospital. The approval also clears the way for Metro to take advantage of highly competitive tunnel contract bids, which [continue reading]
Dept. of Behind the Scenes at Expo Line rail yard: follow Metro on Instagram for more like this. Art of Transit: Above: concrete block cutting at the future Crenshaw/Expo underground [continue reading]
The Purple Line Extension’s first section is under construction with the subway being extended for 3.9 miles from Wilshire/Western to new stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega. The [continue reading]
As Source readers already know, one of many eagerly sought Measure M transit projects is a northern extension of the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Metro has released a staff report and [continue reading]
Above is some fresh video of excavation work in the future Wilshire/Fairfax Station on the first section of the Purple Line Extension that runs for 3.9 miles between Wilshire/Western and [continue reading]
Dept. of New Map of West Santa Ana Branch Corridor project: The map shows the route under study on the southern end of the project and the two primary routes being studied further for the north part of the line. Here’s the project home page. Art of Transit: Looking south [continue reading]
In a story in the Beverly Hills Courier, Beverly Hills Unified School District officials have alleged that construction debris, noise and vibration from Purple Line Extension work have impacted the Beverly Hills High School campus. As part of its work on the second segment of the Purple Line, Metro is [continue reading]
pdf here A series of three community meetings for the Sepulveda Transit Corridor project began tonight with Metro showing six initial concepts for the future rail line. The presentation is [continue reading]
UPDATE, September 18 – This closure is expected to begin Friday, September 21, 2018. UPDATE, July 25 – This closure has been postponed. During excavation and relocation of underground utilities, [continue reading]
George Tevanyan, owner of Brooks Shoe Repair & Custom Shoes (Photos by Juan Ocampo for Metro) Brooks Shoe Repair & Custom Shoes is located along Metro’s Purple Line Extension, Section [continue reading]
