Subway-related construction continues along the Wilshire Boulevard curb lanes in Beverly Hills. (photo by Edwin Folven)

The Los Angeles County Transportation Authority is planning to close the Wilshire/Western and Wilshire/Normandie stations on the D Line from Saturday, May 17, at 9 p.m. through Friday, July 25, at 11 p.m.

The closure is necessary to connect the existing D Line with the new subway extension project, which will run between Wilshire/Western and Westwood and will include seven new stations. Buses will run between the Wilshire/Western and Wilshire/Vermont stations to accommodate D Line passengers. Bus Shuttle 855 and Metro Lines 720 and 20 will transport riders in the area during the closure. The B Line also runs between Union Station and the Wilshire/Vermont station – one station east of the Wilshire/Normandie station. B Line frequency will increase from every 12-minutes to every eight minutes during the D Line closure.

Section one on the D Line extension project, which includes the Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega stations, is scheduled to open in fall 2025. Section two, which includes the Wilshire/Rodeo and Century City/Constellation stations, is scheduled to open in 2026, followed by section three with the Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital stations in 2027.

On section one of the project, Metro plans to close the intersections of Wilshire/Fairfax, Wilshire/La Brea and Wilshire/Western on different weekends in June for repaving. Wilshire/Fairfax will be closed from June 13-16, Wilshire/Western will be closed from June 20-23 and Wilshire/La Brea will be closed from June 27-30. The closures run from Friday at 9 p.m. through Monday at 6 a.m. At Wilshire/Fairfax, Wilshire Boulevard will be closed from San Diego Way to Spaulding Avenue. At Wilshire/Western, the closure runs between Western Avenue and Saint Andrews Place. At Wilshire/La Brea, the closure will be located between Mansfield and Cloverdale avenues.

At the Wilshire/La Cienega station, street restoration continues on the north side of Wilshire Boulevard and the east side of La Cienega Boulevard. Two lanes on Wilshire Boulevard are open in each direction between La Cienega and San Vicente boulevards.

Northbound La Cienega Boulevard will be reduced to a single lane from approximately 200 feet south to approximately 150 feet north of Wilshire Boulevard from Monday, May 19, through Tuesday, May 27. Crews will pour concrete for a new bus pad at the northeast corner of Wilshire and La Cienega boulevards.

Ongoing station construction is occurring at Wilshire/Rodeo. K-rail enclosures will remain in place along the northern and southern curb lanes of Wilshire Boulevard to support station construction and appendage and sidewalk construction during May. Two lanes will remain open along Wilshire Boulevard between Beverly and Crescent drives. Left turns are restricted from westbound Wilshire Boulevard to South Cañon Drive.

South Reeves and South Canon drives may have only one through lane with flaggers to facilitate traffic flow from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. South Beverly Drive could also be reduced to one lane in each direction from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Wilshire Boulevard may be reduced to one lane in each direction for concrete placement and deliveries in Beverly Hills overnight from 8:15 p.m.-7 a.m. South Beverly Drive may also be reduced to one lane in each direction overnight.

At the Century City/ Constellation station, crews are preparing to remove deck panels and repair the street surface along Constellation Boulevard between Century Park East and Solar Way. The work is anticipated to begin in July and will last approximately two months. To facilitate the work, traffic control will be implemented in five phases progressing from east to west. Following deck removal, traffic control measures will be reestablished on Constellation Boulevard to support continued construction.

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.