The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) will hold a public hearing on the Metro Purple Line Extension project Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Section 2 on Thursday, June 22 at 6 p.m. in the Roxbury Park Community Center, Multipurpose Room B, 471 Roxbury Drive, Beverly Hills.

Section 2 of the project extends the subway an additional 2.6 miles under Beverly Hills, with new stations at Wilshire/Rodeo and in Century City. The SEIS expands upon the extensive environmental analysis that was conducted for the full project between 2007 and 2012.

It presents additional information on the Century City Constellation station, seismic studies, public health, construction and other impacts for the planned subway alignment connecting the future Wilshire/Rodeo and Century City stations, including tunneling beneath Beverly Hills High School. A presentation at the public hearing will provide an overview of the information.

Anyone who is unable to attend the hearing may also submit written comments by the July 17 deadline by emailing purplelineext@metro.net. Comments can also be mailed to Eric Geier, Metro, One Gateway Plaza, Mail Stop 99-13-1, Los Angeles, CA, 90012.

For information, visit metro.net/purple.