The city of Beverly Hills has announced that North Canon Drive at Wilshire Boulevard is scheduled to reopen by the morning of March 14. The location has been closed since Sept. 2019 to enable the construction of the Beverly Drive Station, part of Section 2 of the Metro Purple (D) Line Extension. The closure also required the installation of a 20-foot sound wall to help reduce construction noise and vibration impacts. The Beverly Drive Station is expected to open in the spring of 2027.
As reported in the Courier, the Metro Purple (D) Line Extension is set to open its first phase, from Koreatown to Beverly Hills, on May 8. New stations will open at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega. According to Metro officials, the journey from Union Station in downtown Los Angeles to the edge of Beverly Hills will take approximately 20 minutes. Plans call for the line to eventually extend to Westwood/West LA.
The D Line extension is part of Metro’s “Twenty-Eight by ’28” initiative, put in place to enhance transit infrastructure for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
“Traveling through Mid-Wilshire to experience the culture, cuisine and commerce across diverse neighborhoods will be easier, faster and more accessible. The opening of Section 1 of the D Line extension also brings us three stops closer to connecting Metro to the Westside, including the 2028 Olympic Village at UCLA where the world’s Olympic and Paralympic athletes will reside,” said Fernando Dutra, Metro Board Chair and City of Whittier Council Member. “That connectivity from Downtown LA to the Westside will serve as a lasting legacy for all Angelenos.”
