Fresh pics: Crenshaw/LAX Line construction
The photos are going from north to south along the 8.5-mile route for the Crenshaw/LAX Line. I posted a map of the light rail line at the very bottom of [continue reading]
First pile installation for Purple Line Extension
The first pile was lowered into the ground on Tuesday for the Purple Line Extension near the intersection of Wilshire and La Brea — specifically on Wilshire between La Brea and Detroit [continue reading]
Wilshire lanes to be reconfigured at La Brea beginning Friday night
Nov. 6 update: the work was originally scheduled for late October and has been rescheduled for this weekend beginning at 9 p.m. tonight. Metro’s contractor is planning to do some advance work at Wilshire and La Brea to get ready for soldier pile installation for the Purple Line Extension‘s underground [continue reading]
Excavation begins for Crenshaw/Vernon station
Excavation and decking will begin Sunday, June 7, for the Crenshaw/Vernon Station on the Crenshaw/LAX Line. The work will close Crenshaw Boulevard, between Vernon Avenue and 43rd Street/Homeland Drive, for [continue reading]
Decking for future Crenshaw/Expo Station completed and Crenshaw Boulevard is open in both directions
Traffic on Crenshaw and Exposition boulevards returned to normal this past weekend after Metro on Saturday completed the decking operation for the future Crenshaw/Expo underground station for the Crenshaw/LAX Line [continue reading]
Full closure of parts of Crenshaw Boulevard this weekend for Crenshaw/LAX Line construction
Three releases from Metro: Crenshaw Boulevard to Close Two Weekends to Complete Walls for Underground Crenshaw/Expo Station Metro and Walsh/Shea Corridor Contractors will close Crenshaw Boulevard between Exposition Boulevard and Coliseum Street two weekends on Sept. 19 and Oct. 24 to complete pile installation and begin excavation of the underground Crenshaw/Expo [continue reading]
Construction moves to west side of Crenshaw Boulevard for underground Crenshaw/MLK Station
Metro and Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors (WSCC) have finished construction of the east side wall and pile installation for the underground Crenshaw/MLK light rail station. Construction equipment is being removed from the work zone on Crenshaw Boulevard between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Stocker Street and the final move will [continue reading]
Metro officials say they will continue to help firms along Crenshaw Boulevard during rail construction
As we noted earlier this week, more intensive construction work began Monday on the Crenshaw/LAX Line. The work involves closing the east side of Crenshaw Boulevard between Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Stocker Street and installing supports for the underground station that will serve the area. The east side of Crenshaw in [continue reading]
Pile installation begins Monday for construction of MLK underground station for Crenshaw/LAX Line
Here is the construction advisory from Metro: Pile Installation Begins for Construction of MLK Underground Rail Station for the Crenshaw/LAX Transit Corridor Project Metro and Walsh-Shea Constructors will on Monday, June 16, begin installing soldier piles on the east side of Crenshaw Boulevard, between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Stocker [continue reading]