On Aug. 5, the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) held its monthly virtual community meeting providing stakeholders with construction updates for the Purple Line Subway Extension sections 1, 2 and 3. The Beverly Hills City Council approved an accelerated construction timeline for the plan in April, and the project continues to make headway in connecting the Eastside and Westside. Beverly Hills’ first subway station at Wilshire/La Cienega – section 2 – is on track to open in 2023 and will continue its path through the City with the Wilshire/Rodeo station, slated to open in 2025.
In total, the Purple Line Extension will add seven new stations spanning roughly nine miles underground. It will connect the Wilshire/Western station to Westwood in three distinct sections. The first section beginning east of the City between Wilshire/Western and Wilshire/La Cienega continues to be under construction and is scheduled for completion in 2023. Section 2 of the Purple Line Extension, connecting the Wilshire/LaCienega station to Century City/Constellation, is also under construction and will extend the subway to downtown Beverly Hills and Century City. The third section will extend the project to two stations in Westwood, at Century City/Constellation to Westwood/VA Hospital.
