On Nov. 28, work will resume along the Purple Line Extension route, including in Beverly Hills at the site of the future Wilshire/Rodeo station. (photo by Edwin Folven)

Metro is temporarily suspending subway construction on the Purple Line Extension subway project in observance of Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27.

All Metro bus and rail service will operate on a Sunday/holiday schedule on Nov. 26, and regular weekdays service will resume on Nov. 27.

Following the holiday, work will resume at many locations along the route through the Miracle Mile and Beverly Hills. Construction in Beverly Hills will continue through the holidays after the City Council recently granted Metro a waiver. No work will occur on Dec. 10 (the first night of Hanukkah), Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, or if there is a city sponsored event. During the holiday construction period, excavation in the Wilshire/Rodeo station box, hauling, material delivery and utility maintenance will occur, as well the installation of geotechnical instruments.

New hauling hours for removing soil have been announced. From 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., two lanes will be open in each direction on Wilshire Boulevard between El Camino and Crescent Drive. From midnight to 10:45 a.m., Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to one lane in each direction between El Camino and Crescent drives, when excavation will occur through deck openings along Wilshire Boulevard at Canon Dive, just west of Beverly Drive.

The installation of geotechnical instruments will continue along the tunnel alignment and around the station box area in Beverly Hills to monitor ground movement, settlement and other geological impacts. Instruments are being installed within the public right-of-way and on private property. Through December, installations may occur along Wilshire Boulevard and on adjacent streets east of Crescent Drive. New work hours are weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wilshire Boulevard, and weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at other locations. Intermittent closures of traffic lanes, alleys, sidewalks, crosswalks and parking meters may be required during work hours.

At Wilshire/La Cienega, station construction, material deliveries, instrumentation and concrete pouring continue. Ongoing concrete and material deliveries to the Wilshire/La Cienega station box are anticipated to continue this week.

The work will be conducted from Wilshire Boulevard and in the Wilshire/Gale staging yard from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastbound Wilshire Boulevard may be intermittently reduced to one lane from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 8 p.m. to 7 a.m., as needed. The lane reduction may also be used on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gale Drive will also be intermittently closed at Wilshire Boulevard to support construction. Work will continue 24 hours in the staging yards.

At Wilshire/San Vicente, a K-rail enclosure in the center lanes is anticipated to be in place through December. The enclosure supports ongoing tunnel and mitigation work underneath Wilshire Boulevard.

From 9 p.m. on Dec. 4, through 6 a.m. on Dec. 7, southbound San Vicente Boulevard may be closed through the intersection with Wilshire Boulevard. Eastbound Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to a single lane through the intersection.

Near Wilshire/Fairfax, station construction, hauling and concrete pouring are ongoing. Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between San Diego Way and Spaulding Avenue through next August. Intermittent lane closures may be in place to support deck panel maintenance and investigation.

Ogden Drive will be closed intermittently Monday through Saturday at Wilshire Boulevard, and Orange Grove Avenue remains closed south of Wilshire Boulevard until January. A K-Rail work zone has been installed at the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue to support work on appendages to the main subway tunnels.

At Wilshire/La Brea, hauling, deliveries and tunneling support is ongoing in construction staging yards and from Wilshire Boulevard near Sycamore Avenue. Intermittent lane closures on Wilshire Boulevard and side streets between Highland Avenue and Detroit Street may be in place to support construction from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Orange Drive will remain closed north of Wilshire Boulevard through the end of February.

A work zone on the west side of the intersection of Wilshire and Rimpau boulevards is anticipated to be in place through next May. Wilshire Boulevard has been reduced to two lanes in each direction between June Street and Muirfield Road. Concrete and material deliveries are anticipated to continue at the site through the end of November.

In December, a K-rail enclosure will be installed on Wilshire Boulevard between Plymouth Boulevard and Windsor Avenue, and will remain in place for one year.

At Wilshire/Western, construction continues in a staging yard near Wilshire Boulevard and Manhattan Place. Northbound Manhattan Place will be intermittently closed just north of Wilshire Boulevard from 4 a.m. to midnight, Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday. Intermittent single lane closures on Wilshire Boulevard may be necessary between Western Avenue and Manhattan Place. Access to businesses will be maintained and a signed pedestrian detour has been installed.

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