Metro is offering updates about construction along the Purple Line Extension project from Wilshire/Western to Beverly Hills.

At the east end of the project near Wilshire/Western, tunneling support and street maintenance is ongoing. Northbound Manhattan Place will be closed intermittently just north of Wilshire Boulevard, Monday to Friday, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Intermittent single lane closures may also be in place on Wilshire Boulevard between Western Avenue and Manhattan Place, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tunnel segment deliveries are occurring and 24-hour work will continue at the Western Staging Yard.

Hauling, deliveries and tunneling support is also occurring near Wilshire/La Brea and a work zone in the center of Wilshire Boulevard near Sycamore Avenue. Hauling and deliveries to and from the La Brea Staging Yards will continue as tunneling preparation progresses underneath Wilshire Boulevard. Work hours are 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Monday through Saturday. Intermittent lane closures may be necessary on Wilshire Boulevard and side streets between Highland Avenue and Detroit Street. Traffic on Sycamore Avenue may be restricted intermittently at Wilshire Boulevard to support truck staging.

Near Wilshire/Fairfax, intermittent lane closures may be in place to support deck panel maintenance and investigation in the Fairfax station area. Anticipated work hours are 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday through Friday. Ogden Drive will be closed at Wilshire Boulevard and Orange Grove Avenue will continue to be closed between Wilshire Boulevard and Eighth Street through June 2020.

Farther west, utility and tunnel investigation is continuing near Wilshire/Crescent Heights. Tunnel investigation at Wilshire/La Jolla will continue from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. and the work will require single-lane closures along Wilshire Boulevard between Crescent Heights and San Vicente boulevards.

Station construction, material deliveries, instrumentation and concrete pouring also continues at Wilshire/La Cienega. Work will be conducted 24 hours a day within the staging yards at Wilshire/La Cienega and Wilshire/Gale. Gale Drive will be intermittently closed at Wilshire Boulevard to support construction activities in the Gale Staging Yard. Concrete and rebar deliveries will be ongoing to the Wilshire/La Cienega station box and intermittent lane reductions, turn restrictions and sidewalk closures may be in place.

In Beverly Hills, pile drilling is ongoing along the north side of Wilshire Boulevard. The work will be suspended from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day. Piling resumes in January and is anticipated to be complete by July. Wilshire Boulevard has been reduced to two lanes in each direction between Beverly and Crescent drives for the piling work.

At the west end of the project in Century City, water line and advance utility relocation is ongoing. A water line underneath Constellation Boulevard is being relocated and work will be completed in stages to minimize impacts. Relocation will begin east of Avenue of the Stars and is anticipated to move west through the intersection in early 2020. Partial and full lane closures will be required. Crews are also setting up construction staging yards in the area and Constellation Boulevard will remain closed between Century Park East and Avenue of the Stars.

For questions and concerns, call (213)922-6934, or visit metro.net.