Section 2 of the Purple (D Line) Extension reached a significant milestone this week when Metro’s design-build contractor (TPOG) reopened the busy intersection of Constellation Boulevard and Century Park East in Century City. The intersection had been closed for the past two years while the Century City Station was being [continue reading]
As construction continues for the Purple (D Line) Extension beneath Wilshire Boulevard, Metro is working to develop a first/last mile plan to improve biking, walking and rolling access to and from the extension’s first three stations. The First/Last Mile Planning team wants to hear from riders and residents about what the plan should consider — please take [continue reading]
Metro today announced that its first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), named Elsie, on Thursday broke through to the Wilshire/La Cienega subway station in Beverly Hills. It is the first of [continue reading]
When is the earliest the Purple Line Extension will open? Metro CEO Phil Washington has said that the agency is aiming to open the entire project to Westwood by 2024 [continue reading]
Construction for the first section of the Purple Line Extension from Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/La Cienega continues to ramp up. Meanwhile, Metro is making progress on Section 2 that will extend [continue reading]
Above is a new chart from Metro on the amount of federal New Starts funding that Metro has received annually since 1993 — the year Metro was formed. New Starts [continue reading]
