Restoration work is ongoing along curbs and sidewalks near the Wilshire/La Brea subway station. (photo by Edwin Folven)

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is providing updates on subway construction along Wilshire Boulevard for the D Line subway extension project.

Street restoration work continues on the first segment of the project from Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/La Cienega. Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes in each direction between Oxford Avenue and St. Andrews Place through April. Left turns are restricted from Wilshire Boulevard to Western Avenue and from eastbound Wilshire Boulevard to northbound St. Andrews Place.

Near the Wilshire/La Brea station, street restoration work is ongoing, as well as underground work on the station. Crew are working at street level in K-rail work zones near Detroit Street. A separate K-rail work zone is in place in the middle of Wilshire Boulevard between Courtyard Place and Masselin Avenue in the Miracle Mile for construction in the subway tunnels.

For approximately four months, a K-rail work zone is located in the middle lanes of Wilshire Boulevard between Fairfax and Spaulding avenues. Wilshire Boulevard will be reduced to two lanes in each direction.

Street restoration and subway station work is also ongoing at Wilshire/La Cienega. Through March, Wilshire Boulevard is reduced to two lanes in each direction at La Jolla Avenue, where a K-rail enclosure is in place on the west side of the Wilshire/La Jolla intersection. Wilshire Boulevard is also reduced to two lanes in each direction between San Vicente and La Cienega boulevards, and northbound La Cienega Boulevard is reduced to two lanes just north of Wilshire Boulevard.

Piling and potholing work will begin soon at the Wilshire/Rodeo station. Work will take place in multiple stages during daytime hours along Wilshire Boulevard between South Cañon and Beverly drives. Crosswalk closures will be required at the intersections of Wilshire Boulevard and Beverly and South Cañon drives.

For questions and concerns about the D 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.