Marking a new construction milestone for the Metro Purple Line Extension project, the first Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) has officially broken through to connect with the Wilshire/Western subway station in [continue reading]
A panel of judges made up of local community leaders helped select the tunnel boring machine (TBM) art and contest naming finalists last week from 175-plus entries from across Los Angeles [continue reading]
Note: if you’re having trouble viewing the 360-degree video, make sure your browser supports HTML5. About 60 feet below the intersection of Wilshire and La Brea — far from public [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]
Introducing the new tunnel boring machines, Elsie and Soyeon! They're named after incredible pioneering women in STEM and they’re getting to work expanding the Metro Purple Line west under Wilshire! [continue reading]
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]
On July 12th, @metrolosangeles used Twitter to crowdsource questions about the two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) that are currently being manufactured and will dig the tunnels for the Purple Line [continue reading]
The Purple Line Extension is expecting twin tunnel boring machines, but they will not arrive in Los Angeles until this fall. The TBMs will be lowered into the ground in [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Pick your social media poison! New LACMA design spans Wilshire (ZevWeb) An expansion of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art might include a bridge over Wilshire Boulevard to a [continue reading]
How do they do that? is a series for The Source that explores the technology that helps keep Metro running and passengers and other commuters moving. Some of it applies directly to the trains, buses and freeways and some of it runs in the background — invisible to nearly everyone [continue reading]
