Crews are building elevator shafts, underground passageways and rooms for vital systems at the Wilshire/Fairfax subway station. (photo courtesy of Metro)

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is holding its next lunchtime webinar on Purple Line Extension construction on Wednesday, Dec. 1, at noon. The webinar will focus on sections one and two of the subway project between the Wilshire/Western and Century City/Constellation stations, including work in Beverly Hills at the Wilshire/La Cienega and Wilshire/Rodeo stations. For information and registration, visit metro.net/calendar/ple123-lunch-with-us-webinar.

Metro will continue working on the subway at many locations along Wilshire Boulevard during the coming weeks. Crews are relocating underground pipes and infrastructure through early 2022 in Century City. Partial traffic lane closures are in place on Avenue of the Stars to facilitate station excavation, hauling and material deliveries. Eastbound and westbound vehicle access on Constellation Boulevard will be maintained between Century Park West and Century Park East.

In Beverly Hills, geotechnical instruments are being installed on poles along Wilshire Boulevard to monitor construction. Each instrument will be in place for approximately one month before being removed and relocated.

At the future Wilshire/Rodeo subway station, construction will be ongoing in December. Wilshire Boulevard will likely experience lane reductions between El Camino and Crescent drives to support work around the station near Wilshire Boulevard and Reeves Drive.

At the future Wilshire/La Cienega subway station, crews are working on underground appendage structures housing vital systems. Concrete and material deliveries will continue to construction staging areas near Wilshire/La Cienega.

Crews are also building appendage structures underground at the future Wilshire/Fairfax subway station. Lane closures are anticipated on Wilshire Boulevard near Ogden Drive, and on the south side of Wilshire Boulevard at Orange Grove Avenue, through April 2022.

At Wilshire/La Brea, crews are working underground and in construction staging areas. Plans call for temporary decking on Wilshire Boulevard between La Brea Avenue and Orange Drive to be removed as early as April. The work will require eight to 10 full weekend closures of Wilshire Boulevard. Further information will be provided once project details are available.

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.