Milestone in Century Bridge demo reached as bridge safely collapses. Work continues. Plan for traffic. #CenturyCrunch pic.twitter.com/I6SaP1RNGP — LAX Airport (@flyLAXairport) July 26, 2014 [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93SSoeppznI&feature=youtu.be] All is going well. As the tweet from LAX shows, the old railroad bridge over Century Boulevard has safely been collapsed as work continues this [continue reading]
Road closures were staggered throughout the evening and the intersection of Aviation and Century is now closed. The video below shows equipment being moved into place that will be used to demolish the old railroad bridge in order to make way for the Aviation/Century Station for the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Please [continue reading]
It was pretty quiet near the intersection of Century and Aviation boulevards earlier this evening as workers prepared to tear down the old railroad bridge to clear the way for the Crenshaw/LAX Line’s new station. The above photo provides a pretty good view of the scope of the work that [continue reading]
The Mulholland Bridge over the I-405 — made infamous by Carmageddon I and II — will be fully closed tonight (7/25) so that the deck can be resealed to coat some non-structural cracks that were discovered during routine inspection. The resealing will help ensure the long life of the surface. Tonight’s [continue reading]
President Barack Obama’s visit to Los Angeles continues today. There will likely be delays for Metro bus and train riders. As per usual and due to security concerns, we can only release limited information about potential delays. According to this LAPD notice, there will likely be street closures on the Westside, Beverly [continue reading]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWYAkhgZ-z8] This is it, folks. The intersection of Aviation and Century boulevards closes tonight at 9 p.m. and will remain closed until 6 a.m. Monday in order to demolish an old railroad bridge to make way for the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Those headed to Los Angeles International Airport this weekend should [continue reading]
7:37 a.m.:The Blue and Expo Lines are resuming normal service. The earlier disabled train has been cleared and bus shuttles have been cancelled. Metro thanks you for your understanding and patience. The Blue and Expo Lines are experiencing major delays due to a disabled train near 7th/Metro Center station. Some [continue reading]
This Wednesday night after 8 p.m., the Metro Blue Line will run every 40 minutes between 7th Street/Metro Center and Willowbrook Station due to essential track maintenance that is part of the ongoing Blue Line improvement project. (For more about why the work requires such a long wait between trains, [continue reading]
Metro Service Councils will be holding three upcoming public hearings in August to receive public comments on proposed changes to Metro bus service to take effect in December 2014 or later. The three public hearings will take place on: Wednesday, August 6 at 6:30 p.m. San Fernando Valley Service Council [continue reading]
Southern California 511 has launched a new feature to keep drivers up to date during the planned Century Crunch closure scheduled July 25 to 28. Century Crunch will see Century Boulevard, one of the main access roads to the airport, closed to traffic at the Aviation Boulevard intersection beginning 9 [continue reading]
