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Post by numble on Jan 10, 2019 13:40:15 GMT -8
Elsie tunneled 95 feet last night. I guess they would slow her down if she catches up to Soyeon?
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Post by metrocenter on Jan 11, 2019 14:47:29 GMT -8
Division 20 Portal Widening & Turnback Facility Project is key to the Purple Line extension. It will widen access to the Red/Purple Line yards, reconfigure storage tracks, and build a new turnback facility. Work begins on Monday.
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Post by numble on Jan 11, 2019 18:42:10 GMT -8
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Post by numble on Jan 14, 2019 0:24:26 GMT -8
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Post by numble on Jan 14, 2019 15:06:51 GMT -8
There will be a naming contest for the Section 2 TBMs:
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Post by culvercitylocke on Jan 14, 2019 21:17:28 GMT -8
I still think Barack and Michelle are good choices :-p
Or Be bipartisan and name them Melania and Michelle
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Post by metrocenter on Jan 15, 2019 9:19:20 GMT -8
Yaroslavsky and Korbatov. Because on the Purple Line extension, they were the ones who put the sand in the gears.
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Post by metrocenter on Jan 17, 2019 13:50:49 GMT -8
Per the Construction Committee presentation for January 2019, overall progress on the Purple Line section 1 is 43% complete, and section 2 is at 14% complete. |
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Post by numble on Jan 19, 2019 0:44:14 GMT -8
Section 1 update with a detailed presentation: bit.ly/2VZSE1GThey will have a halfway there event on May 11, 2019. |
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Post by numble on Jan 21, 2019 20:03:34 GMT -8
Some interesting tidbits from Metro staff at the recent Construction Committee meeting on January 17, 2019. metro.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1026They said the TBMs for Section 1 are moving faster than scheduled and the first TBM is around 3,000 feet while the second TBM is at around 1,100 feet. They said the TBM launch shaft has already been completed for Section 2. Not sure if that is accurate. The Notice to Proceed for Section 3 of the Purple Line extension has finally been issued to the tunnels contractor, they can finally start work and they had a kick-off meeting with the contractor on January 16. They expect to go to the Metro board for approval of the stations & track contract soon, but the contract award will be subject to a full-funding grant agreement from the FTA. |
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Post by culvercitylocke on Jan 21, 2019 22:05:51 GMT -8
Some interesting tidbits from Metro staff at the recent Construction Committee meeting on January 17, 2019. metro.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1026They said the TBMs for Section 1 are moving faster than scheduled and the first TBM is around 3,000 feet while the second TBM is at around 1,100 feet. They said the TBM launch shaft has already been completed for Section 2. Not sure if that is accurate. The Notice to Proceed for Section 3 of the Purple Line extension has finally been issued to the tunnels contractor, they can finally start work and they had a kick-off meeting with the contractor on January 16. They expect to go to the Metro board for approval of the stations & track contract soon, but the contract award will be subject to a full-funding grant agreement from the FTA. Pretty sure they’re still doing piles for the tbm launch box |
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Post by numble on Jan 31, 2019 11:33:01 GMT -8
Elsie is only about 2 blocks behind Soyeon, past Tremaine Ave. Soyeon is at around Rimpau Blvd.
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Post by culvercitylocke on Jan 31, 2019 12:24:51 GMT -8
Elsie is only about 2 blocks behind Soyeon, past Tremaine Ave. Soyeon is at around Rimpau Blvd. 1980 and 3060 feet, respectively Soyeon is a third of the way through reach 1 Probably had a scheduled maintenance stop at the third mark which is why Elsie has caught up until she does the same. |
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Post by numble on Feb 1, 2019 12:31:01 GMT -8
The December 2018 project status report is out for the Purple Line Extension Section 2. media.metro.net/projects_studies/pm/images/report_pmo-ple-section2-2018-12.pdfThe project’s construction progress as of December 31, 2018 is at 14.25%, which is an increase of 0.65% versus the 13.6% progress as of November 30, 2018. This is ahead of schedule as it was only planned to be 0.46% complete by now. Looks like they forgot to update the overall progress number, which only says 14% as of November. |
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Post by numble on Feb 4, 2019 12:28:39 GMT -8
Section 2 TBMs in the staging area.
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Post by numble on Feb 6, 2019 11:52:28 GMT -8
Soyeon advanced 0 feet in the last day while Elsie advanced 125 feet.
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Post by numble on Feb 6, 2019 16:33:17 GMT -8
The monthly newsletter is out for the Purple Line extension: bit.ly/2WMz4GzSoyeon had her teeth and cutters replaced. Section 3 work has officially begun, with tunneling scheduled to start early next year. |
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Post by joquitter on Feb 6, 2019 16:46:39 GMT -8
Glad to see tunneling starting "soon" on Section 3!
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Post by numble on Feb 7, 2019 14:31:47 GMT -8
There was a Purple Line Extension community update meeting yesterday. There is a presentation at the link. bit.ly/2RMvJDIThe biggest news is that Metro seems to have agreed to betterments for Beverly Hills as conditions for constructing through Beverly Hills. These include an extra north station entrance, 24/7 security including use of bomb-sniffing dogs, paddle-style gates, daily cleaning and public restrooms (though it seems to allow Metro leeway to provide the restrooms as part of a future development).    |
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Post by metrocenter on Feb 7, 2019 15:45:17 GMT -8
Apparently "new north portal" means a new north entrance at either Canon or Beverly, in addition to the original (south) entrance at Reeves.
It was smart of the City of Beverly Hills to salvage what it could out of their pointless waste of its taxpayer money. I'm surprised it got as much as it did. (To put it another way, I'm surprised Metro agreed to so much.)
I wonder what the total increased construction and operating costs (for Metro) will be. Glad to see bathrooms and staffing.
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Post by masonite on Feb 7, 2019 16:14:46 GMT -8
Apparently "new north portal" means a new north entrance at either Canon or Beverly, in addition to the original (south) entrance at Reeves. It was smart of the City of Beverly Hills to salvage what it could out of their pointless waste of its taxpayer money. I'm surprised it got as much as it did. (To put it another way, I'm surprised Metro agreed to so much.) I wonder what the total increased construction and operating costs (for Metro) will be. Glad to see bathrooms and staffing. I'm surprised too. How will they justify 24 hour security and paddle gates at these stations, while everything else in the system is a free for all? I don't blame BH in asking for this as these seem like good things. My hope is that Metro sees the effectiveness of these security and fare enforcement measures and applies them across the system as much as possible. |
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Post by numble on Feb 7, 2019 16:30:20 GMT -8
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Post by jahanes on Feb 7, 2019 16:53:26 GMT -8
There was a Purple Line Extension community update meeting yesterday. There is a presentation at the link. bit.ly/2RMvJDIThe biggest news is that Metro seems to have agreed to betterments for Beverly Hills as conditions for constructing through Beverly Hills. These include an extra north station entrance, 24/7 security including use of bomb-sniffing dogs, paddle-style gates, daily cleaning and public restrooms (though it seems to allow Metro leeway to provide the restrooms as part of a future development). I welcome the addition of a second portal. Everything else is ridiculous. How politically popular does metro think it will be to give Beverly Hills the luxury metro experience when the rest of the system languishes? |
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Post by bzcat on Feb 7, 2019 22:21:46 GMT -8
I welcome the addition of a second portal. Everything else is ridiculous. How politically popular does metro think it will be to give Beverly Hills the luxury metro experience when the rest of the system languishes? I understand what you are saying but those things aren't "luxury" though. It's the kind of bare minimum level of amenity that any new-built metro station should have. It's just that our expectations are so low that Metro can get away with not building them. |
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Post by numble on Feb 15, 2019 16:06:59 GMT -8
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Post by numble on Feb 22, 2019 15:42:44 GMT -8
Here is Purple Line Section 2’s quarterly community update: bit.ly/2SkmGdkExcavation of the launch box began on February 4, 2019. |
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Post by culvercitylocke on Feb 22, 2019 16:11:14 GMT -8
the incredible speed of phase 2 is a remarkable difference from the incredible slowness of phase 1 or the regional connector!
Gee, I wonder which contractor thinks they will get the golden goose of the Sepulveda HRT tunnels and stations contract?
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Post by bluelineshawn on Feb 23, 2019 7:43:51 GMT -8
the incredible speed of phase 2 is a remarkable difference from the incredible slowness of phase 1 or the regional connector! Gee, I wonder which contractor thinks they will get the golden goose of the Sepulveda HRT tunnels and stations contract? Phase 1 of the purple line extension is currently 1 year ahead of schedule. |
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Post by culvercitylocke on Feb 25, 2019 13:27:17 GMT -8
the incredible speed of phase 2 is a remarkable difference from the incredible slowness of phase 1 or the regional connector! Gee, I wonder which contractor thinks they will get the golden goose of the Sepulveda HRT tunnels and stations contract? Phase 1 of the purple line extension is currently 1 year ahead of schedule. That’s impressive, living less than a mile from wilshire/fairfax from 2012-2018, the construction seemed utterly interminable and insanely slow to get anything accomplished. phases 2 and 3 seem significantly ahead of where phase one was at the same point in time |
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Post by culvercitylocke on Feb 27, 2019 18:01:05 GMT -8
metro expected to award the contract for phase 3 tomorrow.
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