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Post by culvercitylocke on Feb 9, 2016 17:15:47 GMT -8
Npr reported this morning that decking installation at LA Brea will take 22 weekends rather than 7 weeks. Starts this summer. Bummer they took the longer option.
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Post by culvercitylocke on Mar 4, 2016 10:14:28 GMT -8
Massive amount of work happening at LA brea, the two staging areas are both running at full tilt. Yesterday while driving to work I saw the drill bit ascending out of the pile hole.
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Post by culvercitylocke on Jun 11, 2016 9:53:36 GMT -8
Per today in LA, Wilshire LA Brea decking construction begins today. Full closure of the intersection for the next 22 weekends, skipping 4th of July and labor day.
I wonder if they will do a seven week closure for fairfax, and a 22 weekend closure for LA Cienega. I would much prefer the shorter closure on LA cienega, half a year of weekend closures on it is way worse for us.
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Post by culvercitylocke on Jul 16, 2016 21:38:40 GMT -8
Wilshire fair fax is losing lanes for pile installation, krail up in front of lacma.
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Post by thanks4goingmetro on Oct 24, 2016 12:30:18 GMT -8
I was driving down west on Wilshire and saw a very tall piece of equipment in the middle of the roadway between Rossmore and Crenshaw. I'm wondering what it is (sorry no pics) and where will they insert the boring machine?
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Post by culvercitylocke on Nov 23, 2016 21:25:36 GMT -8
Pile installation is complete on the north side of the Wilshire fairfax station box, krail is up on the south side and the street has been realigned for work to begin on south side pile installation.
No more left turns from west bound Wilshire onto southbound fairfax, use crescent heights and Curson as workarounds for the next six? months of pile installation.
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Post by culvercitylocke on Dec 5, 2016 12:48:06 GMT -8
Are they building a launch pit? Wilshire at rossmore (and further east) is a nightmare of construction.
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Post by andert on Jan 4, 2017 13:48:10 GMT -8
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Post by culvercitylocke on Jan 26, 2017 22:39:46 GMT -8
The Wilshire rossmore is just grouting to stabilize for tunneling.
Wilshire la brea completed decking in October
Wilshire fairfax completes pile installation and begins decking in February,
Wilshire la cienega begins pile installation in February
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Post by culvercitylocke on Jan 27, 2017 12:27:32 GMT -8
Oh and tutor perini got the phase two contract, cue ominous music
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Post by cygnip2p on Mar 16, 2017 9:35:55 GMT -8
Phase 3 funding from the Feds now in doubt. The Trump regime's proposed budget denies the expected funding for Phase 3 specifically, but does not go after the Phase 2 funds previously approved.
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Post by masonite on Mar 16, 2017 18:38:22 GMT -8
Phase 3 funding from the Feds now in doubt. The Trump regime's proposed budget denies the expected funding for Phase 3 specifically, but does not go after the Phase 2 funds previously approved. And even worse, this would eliminate all New Starts funding going forward. Still needs to pass Congress though so a long way to go, but I could see the House passing something like this, which means the Senate would be the last obstacle to this. |
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Post by culvercitylocke on Apr 11, 2017 12:19:13 GMT -8
Decking is well underway at fairfax and pile installation has begun at la Cienega.
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Post by culvercitylocke on Apr 13, 2017 15:12:01 GMT -8
Phase 1 of fairfax decking is completed, no work this weekend because of Easter. Next weekend they start phase 2 of the decking which will close down the intersection completely.
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Post by culvercitylocke on Apr 25, 2017 10:33:21 GMT -8
There's a meeting phase two tonight and it is NOT down at the metro center. Project Overview & Schedule Update on Advance Utility Relocation Constellation Boulevard Wilshire Boulevard/Rodeo Drive Eat Shop Play Wilshire Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Location: Century Plaza Towers 2029 Century Park East Los Angeles, CA 90067 Conference Room A on Concourse Level D Public Transportation Century Plaza Towers is served by Metro Bus 728 and 28. For your best route, use the Trip Planner at www.metro.net. Parking Parking garage entrance is located off Constellation Boulevard underneath the building. Parking validation will be provided. |
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Post by culvercitylocke on Apr 27, 2017 20:46:22 GMT -8
Phase two has received their notice to proceed, heavy construction within the next year.
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Post by culvercitylocke on Apr 30, 2017 22:39:52 GMT -8
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Post by culvercitylocke on May 3, 2017 15:04:03 GMT -8
La brea station is excavated to 25 of 60 feet deep.
Fairfax decking mostly complete across the intersection, currently on track to complete the intersection on weekend of may 12.
Jet grouting finished at Wilshire western and equipment will be disassembled, jet grouting will commence at la cienega.
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Post by culvercitylocke on May 30, 2017 22:50:32 GMT -8
Third and final section of fairfax decking begins installation this weekend, decking is complete across the intersection.
Jet grouting will start at highland next week.
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Post by bzcat on May 31, 2017 10:32:25 GMT -8
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Post by culvercitylocke on Jun 9, 2017 15:59:33 GMT -8
The last weekend of scheduled decking at fairfax was postponed abruptly today. I wonder if they found some archeological stuff resulting in the postponemwnt
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Post by bzcat on Jun 12, 2017 16:13:23 GMT -8
I took my son to La Brea tar pit and Petersen this weekend and was surprised by the lack of subway activity and road closures.
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Post by bzcat on Jun 21, 2017 10:10:36 GMT -8
The "construction" is LADWP utility relocation on Constellation. |
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Post by culvercitylocke on Jun 21, 2017 10:35:01 GMT -8
Fairfax decking is completed five weeks early!
La cienega pile installation is completed on he south side of Wilshire and is switching over to north side pile installation.
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Post by metrocenter on Jun 22, 2017 10:13:42 GMT -8
Meeting in Beverly Hills - TONIGHT! This is for the SEIS caused by the lawsuit. Subway opponents will be there. If you can, come out and support the Wilshire Subway! |
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Post by thanks4goingmetro on Jul 6, 2017 10:48:30 GMT -8
I heard there will be TWO TBMs that will tunnel PLE, that has to be a regional first, right?
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Post by culvercitylocke on Jul 26, 2017 10:32:35 GMT -8
Decking installation for la cienega station starts this weekend
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Post by culvercitylocke on Aug 4, 2017 10:43:41 GMT -8
Purple line phase 2 officially begins pre construction activities on September 5th!
Utility relocation by SCE at Wilshire rodeo station.
Also unmentioned here but metro got the memorandum of agreement from the city of Beverly Hills, which is probably why utility relocation is now finally starting for the rodeo station.
Iirc, utility relocation has been ongoing for the century city station. This station is the monster of the purple line, the box will be nearly 1300 feet long!
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Post by culvercitylocke on Sept 5, 2017 20:41:28 GMT -8
TBMs will be happening soon, and the twin machines will first bore east from la brea to extraction at Wilshire western. Then removed and returned to la brea and will tunnel west to la cienega. Presumably, the infamous tutor perini in charge of phase 2 will then purchase all new TBMs for phase two, rather than replacing the cutter heads for new conditions, because that's a good use of tax payer money, buying the same equipment twice  Metro is having local kids do a naming and art contest for the TBMs. I'll go ahead and make a prediction that the twins will be named Barack and Michelle.  |
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Post by culvercitylocke on Sept 15, 2017 8:11:30 GMT -8
Metro's Beverly Hills presenation on the combined phase 1 and phase 2 of the purple line is a great PDF to peruse. Particularly if you've ever wondered why utility relocation takes so long, there is an extensive section with illustrations detailing the complexity. Also, tunneling for phase 2 is scheduled to begin in January of 2019! This is about 1 month after they start excavating the Rodeo station, so I presume this means either that the Rodeo station is not as deep (doesn't need as long excavation) or they're simply planning on excavating while the TBM is slowly traversing the distance from the La Cienega launch/extraction pit to Rodeo. Or they are planning on launching TBMs west from the La Cienega pit long before the TBMS from the La Brea pit reach La Cienega. I think the latter is most likely, 4 simultaneous TBMs working on the purple line, simply because tunneling for phase 1 is supposed to start in July 2018 and the TBMs will be heading east from La Brea first, and won't be returned to La Brea to tunnel west until 2019. Since the phase 1 tunneling is scheduled to finish in June 2020, it seems like we are going to have 4 TBMs working on our subway. Pile installation for the Rodeo station starts in July of 2018, Decking starts in October 2018, Excavation starts in December 2018 t.e2ma.net/click/fkcv1/z3katu/jrwqajand in phase one news,I saw on the source that La Brea is over 80% excavated. |
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