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L.A. Metro Breaks Ground on Purple Line Extension
Los Angeles Metro started construction Nov. 7 for the long-awaited Metro Purple Line Extension project, which will connect West Los Angeles to the region’s growing rail network, making it possible to travel between downtown Los Angeles and Westwood in 25 minutes.
The first segment will extend the Purple Line about 4 miles from the existing Wilshire/Western Purple Line terminus near Koreatown into Beverly Hills, adding new underground stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega. This segment, budgeted at $2.8 billion, is expected to be completed in 2023 and is the first of three sections.
“The Purple Line Extension will help the people of Los Angeles reach jobs and housing along Wilshire Boulevard and beyond, improving access to one of the most congested areas in the region,” said FTA Acting Administrator Therese McMillan, who attended the event. “Expanding the capacity of L.A. County’s transit system is critical for supporting population growth and economic development for decades to come.”
Eric Garcetti, mayor of Los Angeles and Metro board chair, said, “When it comes to infrastructure, L.A. is on the move. We are right now investing $36 billion in our transportation infrastructure to ease congestion and create thousands of jobs. Altogether, this is the largest public works project in the nation.”
Federal funding for the first segment of the project included a $1.25 billion FTA Full Funding Grant Agreement and a low-interest loan of $856 million from DOT through the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) to complete the funding package.
Combined, these commitments represent the largest federal transportation investment for a single construction segment in the history of Los Angeles County. The remaining $821 million for the project comes from Los Angeles County Measure R sales tax revenues, the city, and other local and federal funds.
The other parts of the project include Section 2, which will include stations at Wilshire/Rodeo and Century City and is scheduled for completion in 2026, and Section 3, which will include Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital stations and is planned to open in 2035. When all three project sections are complete, the Purple Line will extend westward for nearly nine miles with seven new stations.
Dignitaries including Los Angeles Metro Chief Executive Officer Art Leahy, far left, and FTA Acting Administrator Therese McMillan, center, break ground for the first phase of the Purple Line Extension.
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Dignitaries including Los Angeles Metro Chief Executive Officer Art Leahy, far left, and FTA Acting Administrator Therese McMillan, center, break ground for the first phase of the Purple Line Extension. |
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