Work on the subway station entrance progresses in a staging yard at the northwest corner of Wilshire/La Brea. (photo courtesy of Metro)

Learn about current work on the Purple Line Extension subway project during an in-person meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 6-7 p.m. at Beverly Hills City Hall, 455 N. Rexford Drive. Metro staff will provide updates on subway stations on sections one and two of the project between the Wilshire/Western and Century City/Constellation stations. Work has been halted for the holidays in public spaces in Beverly Hills, but construction continues in the tunnels and construction staging areas. The meeting is part of a series of monthly updates on the subway project.

Metro is conducting work at many other locations along Wilshire Boulevard in December. Construction continues in work zones in the middle of Wilshire Boulevard between Crenshaw Boulevard and June Street, and Ridgely Drive and Curson Avenue.

At Wilshire/La Brea, crews are building the station entrance in a construction staging area at the northwest corner of the intersection. Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between Orange Drive and Detroit Street. Two lanes remain open in each direction on La Brea Avenue at Wilshire Boulevard.

Crews will be removing decking near Wilshire/Fairfax from 9 p.m. on Dec. 2 through 6 a.m. on Dec. 5. Wilshire Boulevard will be closed, and motorists are asked to use San Vicente and Olympic boulevards as detours. Fairfax Avenue will be reduced to a single lane in each direction between 6th and 8th streets. Bus stops for Metro lines 20 and 720 will be relocated outside the construction area.

Near Wilshire/La Cienega, construction is occurring in staging yards and along Wilshire Boulevard, which will be reduced to two lanes between San Vicente and La Cienega boulevards, and may intermittently be reduced to one lane in each direction. Station backfilling will continue throughout December from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturdays.

Left turns from Wilshire Boulevard to southbound Gale Drive and Tower Drive are restricted, and daily restrictions to northbound Gale Drive may also be in place.

Concrete and material deliveries to the Wilshire/La Cienega station are expected to continue in December.

Work also continues on the Westwood/UCLA station and Westwood/VA Hospital station, including excavation, instrumentation and storm drain work. Decking is complete over the Westwood/UCLA station and work will continue underground. At the Westwood/VA Hospital station, excavation is expected to continue throughout December from 5 p.m.-6 a.m. and 5 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Work within staging yard includes excavation, hauling, bracing installation, lagging and installation of station ventilation.

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.