Crews are supporting subway station and tunnel construction in staging yards at Wilshire Boulevard and La Brea Avenue. (photo by Edwin Folven)

Join a webinar on Metro Purple Line Extension construction in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, June 3, from noon to 1 p.m. Updates will be provided on the Wilshire/La Cienega and Wilshire/Rodeo subway stations. The webinar is being held in lieu of a monthly meeting usually held at Beverly Hills City Hall. For information and registration, visit metro.net/projects/notices/events_purpleline.

Expedited piling and decking work during the COVID-19 public health emergency is ongoing between El Camino and Crescent drives, where Wilshire Boulevard remains closed. Wilshire Boulevard can be quickly restored to allow two lanes in each direction when the “Safer at Home” order is rescinded, or upon request by the city of Beverly Hills. During the closure, work hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. for drilling, and 9 to 11 p.m. for non-drilling activities. Canon and Reeves drives will remain closed at Wilshire Boulevard for the duration of the closure.

Through Friday, June 5, intermittent lane closures will be implemented at the intersection of Wilshire and San Vicente boulevards. The closures support ongoing tunnel investigation work underneath Wilshire Boulevard. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., weekends. Motorists should expect delays.

Westbound Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to a single lane between La Jolla Avenue and San Vicente Boulevard, and northbound San Vicente Boulevard will be reduced to a single lane from Warner Drive to Wilshire Boulevard. No left turns will be permitted from eastbound Wilshire Boulevard to northbound San Vicente Boulevard. Southbound San Vicente Boulevard will be reduced to a single lane just north of Wilshire Boulevard, and two lanes just south of Wilshire Boulevard. On weekends, eastbound Wilshire Boulevard may be intermittently reduced to a single lane between Gale Drive and San Vicente Boulevard.

Work is also ongoing at Wilshire/La Cienega. Gale Drive will be intermittently closed to support construction in the Gale staging yard. Access to Gale Drive will be maintained from San Vicente Boulevard. The closure is a public safety measure due to high volumes of vehicles entering and exiting the property.

Additionally, Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between Hamilton Drive and San Vicente Boulevard. Left turns and through traffic will be restricted at Gale and Tower drives.

Tunnel investigation work is also occurring at Wilshire Boulevard and La Jolla Avenue during off-peak hours 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., weekdays, and 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., weekends. New work zones in the center of Wilshire Boulevard and McCarthy Vista will remain in place through Aug. 14. Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between San Diego Way and La Jolla Avenue, and McCarthy Vista will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Wilshire Boulevard and Warner Drive. Street parking will be restricted in the area.

Near Wilshire/Fairfax, station construction, hauling and concrete pouring are ongoing. Ogden Drive will be closed intermittently at Wilshire Boulevard, Monday through Saturday. Orange Grove Avenue continues to be closed south of Wilshire Boulevard through January 2022.

Near Wilshire/La Brea, hauling, deliveries and tunneling support continues in staging yards on both sides of Wilshire Boulevard. Intermittent lane closures along Wilshire Boulevard and side streets between Highland Avenue and Detroit Street may be necessary to support construction.

Material deliveries and underground construction support continue at a work zone in the center of Wilshire Boulevard just west of Rimpau Boulevard. Wilshire Boulevard has been reduced to two lanes in each direction between June Street and Muirfield Road. The work zone will be in place through September supporting underground construction in the subway tunnels.

Work is occurring 24-hours at a staging yard just west of the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Western Avenue. Cross passage excavation support continues at the site. Northbound Manhattan Place will be closed intermittently just north of Wilshire Boulevard. Intermittent single-lane closures may also occur on Wilshire Boulevard between Western Avenue and Manhattan Place.

For questions and concerns, call the 24-hour project hotline at (213)922-6934, email the project team at [email protected], or visit metro.net.