Things May Not Be Quite Normal in Fall - Due to Construction

Although things are supposed to revert to quasi-normal in the fall around UCLA (assuming control of the coronavirus situation), the Bruin reports that construction on Wilshire may change the traffic dynamics:

There may be some lane closures on Wilshire Boulevard this summer because of the Purple Line Extension construction, according to LA Metro.

Thirteen continuous weekends of major lane reductions on Wilshire Boulevard and Gayley Avenue have begun, from Fridays at 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Mondays, because of utility work for the sanitary sewer and storm drains at Wilshire Boulevard/Westwood Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard/Gayley Avenue, said Dave Sotero, a Metro spokesperson, in an emailed statement.

There will also be lane reductions along Wilshire Boulevard between Glendon Avenue and Veteran Avenue in June because of station piling activities, Sotero said. Metro hopes to finish piling by November, Sotero added.

Sotero said in the emailed statement that construction is dynamic and subject to change.

LA Metro’s Purple Line Extension project will add two stations in Westwood by 2027 – a UCLA station west of Gayley Avenue and a Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Medical Center station south of Wilshire Boulevard. This extension will add 2.56 miles of rail to the Purple Line and connect downtown Los Angeles to the Westside. The exact dates of the construction have not been determined yet...

Full story at https://dailybruin.com/2021/04/09/metro-construction-to-cause-lane-closures-on-wilshire-boulevard