westside purple line extension section 1 project overview · • 990 ft long; 70 ft wide; 60 ft...

Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 Project

Overview

Westside Purple Line Extension (WPLE) Section 1 Project

Purple Line Project Alignment

• The WPLE corridor traverses portions of three jurisdictions, the Cities of Los

Angeles and Beverly Hills as well as unincorporated Los Angeles County.

• The full nine-mile extension will be built in three construction phases.


(Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/La Cienega)

Project Description

• The WPLE Section 1 Project is 3.92

miles (Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/La

Cienega)

• Extension of Purple Line from existing

Wilshire/Western station

• Scope of work includes Twin-bored

tunnels and 3 new subway stations:

• Wilshire/La Brea

• Wilshire/Fairfax

• Wilshire/La Cienega

• Division 20 Yard Modifications

• FFGA Budget: $2.82 Billion

• Revenue Service Date:

• Forecast – November 8, 2023

• FFGA – October 31, 2024


Progress Status

Wilshire / La Brea Station – Excavation / Strut Installation

Installing ventilation ducts

Installed Pipe Struts

Overview:

• Work primarily occurs underground beneath concrete decking

• Material delivery and hauling occurs day/night


Progress Status

Wilshire / Fairfax Station - Decking

Overview:

• Construction of a concrete deck, curb-to-curb

• Decking will serve as the temporary street surface

• Traffic will travel on the installed deck panels while the station is constructed underground

Example of decking operations

Aerial view of decking progress from roof of the Petersen Automotive Museum


Progress Status

Wilshire / La Cienega Station - Piling

Approx. location of south side pile work zones at Wilshire Bl/La Cienega Bl

Wilshire/La Cienega Stats:

• 990 ft long; 70 ft wide; 60 ft deep

Pile installation:

• Approximately 470 piles total to be installed

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Progress Status

Tunnelling – Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs)

Overview:

• Twin Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM)

• Manufactured in Germany

• Expected to arrive in November 2017


Division 20 MOW/NRV Building - Design/Build Contract C1078

Clark Construction Group/Gruen Associates 30% Design Submittal


Discussion

C1045 Design/Build Contract Computer-Generated Rendering of Wilshire/La Cienega Station

Westside Purple Line Extension Project - Section 2

Overview


Project Alignment

SECTION 2

Page 1


Project Overview

• 2.59 miles Heavy Rail Subway Extension

• FFGA Budget– $2.5 Billion

• RSD – August 2025 (Forecast)

December 2026 (FFGA) Page 2

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Constellation Station Westside Purple Line Extension Project - Section 2

Century City Constellation Station

STATION BOX

Construction Staging Area

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Rodeo Station

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Wilshire/Rodeo Station

Construction Staging Area

Station

Entrance

Beverly

Wilshire

Hotel

Montage

Beverly Hills

Hotel

ACE

Gallery

STATION BOX

Page 4


Questions

Wilshire/Rodeo Station Page 8

WPLE Section 3

Overview

Shaft

Section 3

Location and Configuration

Shaft

• 9-mile subway extension from Wilshire/Western Station to Westwood/VA Hospital

• 7 new stations

Construction

Response to Question 2 – Construction

Site Boundary Tail Tracks (Deep

tunnels)

EIS/EIR

Alignment

Proposed

Alignment Exit Shaft and

Tunnel Boring

Machine Launch

Exit Shaft

Cut-and-

Cover Station Box

Open Cut

Tunnel Boring

Machine

Launch

Station Portal

(Aboveground)

LAYDOWN AREA

VA Medical

Center Historic

District

Construction

South Entrance At VA Hospital

Army Reserve Staging

Area Final EIS/EIR Entrance

Proposed Entrance

N

N

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