Trucks are delivering concrete at the Wilshire/Fairfax subway station on the Purple Line Extension project. (photo courtesy of Metro)

Metro is advising about work this week on the Purple Line Extension project, including preparations for construction at the future Westwood/VA Hospital subway station at the end of the line in Westwood.

The work includes well monitoring, instrumentation, tree relocation, utility relocation, sound wall installation and other improvements to the staging area where subway station construction is planned. There will be limited impacts on traffic along Wilshire Boulevard. Access will be maintained for the VA Hospital. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday. The use of heavy equipment at the project site may cause intermittent noise.

Metro is also advising about sewer and storm drain relocation near Wilshire Boulevard and Gayley Avenue that will last through Aug. 27. Utility service and building access will be maintained during the work.

In Century City, excavation continues on the Century City/Constellation station. Two tunneling machines are also digging east under Beverly Hills toward the Wilshire/La Cienega station.

In Beverly Hills, crews are working underground on the Wilshire/Rodeo station. Geotechnical instruments are being installed along Wilshire Boulevard and adjacent residential streets to monitor construction activity. The work is expected to last through November 2022 and involves 10-foot poles with equipment on top being installed on sidewalks along the subway alignment. The installation and removal of the poles will require intermittent traffic lane and sidewalk closures, and access to businesses will be maintained.

Crews are also working on the subway stations at Wilshire/La Cienega, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Brea. Concrete deliveries are expected to continue at the three future subway stations, where rooms and pathways housing vital subway system equipment are being built underground.

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