Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between San Diego Way and Spaulding Avenue through next August. (photo by Edwin Folven)

Stay up to date with construction on Metro’s Purple Line Extension project during a webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 13, from noon to 1 p.m., via Zoom. Updates will be provided on sections one and two of the project from Wilshire/Western to Century City. To join, call (888)788-0099, and use the ID: 955 7708 4809.

Major construction resumes on Jan. 8 in Century City, with a full closure of Constellation Boulevard west of Avenue of the Stars. The full closure will remain in place through April 4 and vehicles will be prohibited on Constellation Boulevard west of Avenue of the Stars to Solar Way. The work will also require partial weekday lane closures on Constellation Boulevard east of Avenue of the Stars, and full weekend closures of the intersection at Constellation/Avenue of the Stars from 8 p.m. on Friday to 6 a.m. on Monday.

Farther east, crews are continuing excavation at the future Wilshire/Rodeo subway station in Beverly Hills. The digging is 80% complete toward the goal of reaching a final depth of 100 feet by the end of the first quarter of 2021. New hauling hours for removing soil have been announced. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., two lanes will be open in each direction on Wilshire Boulevard between El Camino and Crescent drives to accommodate soil removal from the Reeves staging yard. From 10 p.m. to 10 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, and just west of Beverly Drive.

Ongoing ground monitoring is also occurring in the tunnel alignment and around the Wilshire/Rodeo station. New work hours are weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and weekends from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. for work on Wilshire Boulevard, and weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the neighborhoods surrounding Wilshire Boulevard.

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. Through Saturday, Jan. 9, Wilshire Boulevard may be intermittently reduced to two lanes between Le Doux Road and Gale Drive. At other times, eastbound Wilshire Boulevard may be intermittently reduced to one lane between La Cienega Boulevard and Gale Drive.

Gale Drive will be intermittently closed at Wilshire Boulevard to support construction in the Gale staging yard. Work hours are 4 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Access to Gale Drive will be maintained from San Vicente Boulevard.

A K-rail enclosure in the center lanes at Wilshire/San Vicente is anticipated to be in place through the end of January to support ongoing tunnel and mitigation work underneath Wilshire Boulevard. Southbound San Vicente Boulevard may be fully closed at Wilshire Boulevard from 5 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9, through 6 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 11. Eastbound Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to a single lane through the intersection while the traffic control is in place.

Station construction, hauling and concrete pouring also continue near Wilshire/Fairfax, the site of another future subway station. 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. Anticipated work hours are 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday through Friday.

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. Orange Grove Avenue remains closed south of Wilshire Boulevard until January 2022. Ogden Drive will be closed intermittently Monday through Saturday at Wilshire Boulevard.

At Wilshire/La Brea, hauling, deliveries and tunneling support are ongoing in construction staging yards and from a K-rail enclosure at Wilshire Boulevard and Orange Drive. Through Feb. 27, Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between Detroit and June streets, and Orange Drive will remain closed north of Wilshire Boulevard. 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.

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.

At Wilshire and Plymouth boulevards, a K-rail enclosure will be in place for approximately one year. Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between Windsor and Plymouth boulevards. Work will occur 24 hours in the enclosure.

At Wilshire/Western, tunneling support continues in a staging yard at 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.