Heads up! Utilities for the UCLA station is 70% complete and excavation in 20% complete.

Update: Wilshire/La Cienega: Decking Removal, Phase 2 Over the next 3 weekends Wilshire/La Cienega intersection will NOT be closed. Full Notice: bddy.me/44AjqjU

Wilshire/La Cienega intersection weekend closures will take place through July and August 2023 to support deck removal and street restoration work. When: Friday 8pm - Monday 7am. Access to La Cienega Bl will be maintained from Clifton Way and Gregory Way. bddy.me/3r8EHm7

Now that fans and permanent ventilation systems are installed at the Wilshire/ La Cienega Station, these large, temporary ventilation ducts can be reconfigured and, in some cases removed. This image shows how big these ducts are.

Fire safety: In the first photo, emergency water sprinkler pipes are hanging on the top arch of the station roofs. And in the second, Monokote is installed on the beams. Monokote is designed to reduce the rate of temperature rise in steel or concrete in the event of a fire.

While the Wilshire/Fairfax station entrance is used as an entry for rebar and escalator, eventually, it will welcome you! Fun fact: A patent for a steam-driven escalator machine was granted in 1859.

Did you know that the first safety elevator was introduced in 1853 by Graves Otis? Every contractor takes an Alimak service elevator to get in and out of the station box. Here are photos that were taken at the Wilshire/La Cienega Station.

Frames for the four elevators to be installed at the Wilshire/La Brea Station have arrived.

Construction of the stairway into the entrance plaza of the Wilshire/Fairfax Station is underway.

Waterproofing has been installed at the future Wilshire/La Cienega Station shaft entrance, making it ready for more concrete.

Fire safety systems are located throughout the station and tunnels. Here we see a contractor cleaning the fire sprinkler line that runs along the tunnel walkway.

The western interface chamber is almost complete and ready for rail. The interface chamber is an area where both trains can be seen at the same time.

The tunnel can be lit from within with electric conduits and curved lighting struts.

Contractors hold daily safety talks on the Purple (D Line) Expansion Transit Project. In addition, each Metro construction-related meeting starts with a safety moment for all staff, followed by a report from the safety team overseeing the project. #constructionsafetyweek

The tunnel walkways in Section 1 are almost all complete. Here are before and after shots from the Wilshire/La Cienega Station.

Contractors are working on the tunnel eyes in the future Wilshire/La Brea station. Here they install gasket and clamp plates to protect the tunnel eye.

Once debris is removed from around the track and tunnel, the walls and floor are pressure washed.

After pouring concrete around the tracks, carpenters remove splatter, plastic, and debris.

Free Rides! Metro will offer free rides on Earth Day, April 22, 2023! Have a fun, safe, and sustainable weekend! #earthday2023 #ridemetro

This photo shows a concrete pour of an infill slab just outside a tunnel in Section 1 of the Purple (D line) Extension Transit Project.