At the Feb. 5 City Council Regular Meeting, the council reviewed and decided upon several Metro requests. These requests will help safely expedite deck removal work at Purple Line Section 2—Wilshire/Rodeo Station, accelerate street restoration of Wilshire Boulevard between El Camino Drive and Crescent Drive and complete the project by 2025 rather than the first quarter of 2026 as was originally intended. The council also voted in an urgency ordinance relating to price gouging, which includes the recent price cap removal for rental units issued by Governor Gavin Newsom on Feb 4.
With regards to the Metro requests, the council agreed to a three-week full closure of Wilshire Boulevard from March 17 to April 7, instead of 18 continuous weekends of closures outlined in the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). There is an option to negotiate three additional weekend closures if outstanding work remains to be completed after the initial three weeks. Under these new measures, construction is expected to be completed by November 2025. The council also authorized a six-week closure of South Reeves Drive, starting at the end of this month, so Metro can safely remove structural supports extending into Reeves Drive before the deck panel removal at the Wilshire/Reeves intersection.
