The public is invited to participate in Document(ING), a conversation and photo shoot with artist Kenturah Davis on Saturday, May 23 in Inglewood. Davis is one of 14 artists selected to create site-specific, integrated artworks for the Metro Crenshaw/LAX line. Her proposed project for Florence/La Brea Station is a series of [continue reading]
Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors (WSCC) is inviting the public and businesses to participate in the third annual Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) outreach event Tuesday, May 19 at Inglewood City Hall, One Manchester Blvd. Inglewood, from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. WSCC will provide an update on upcoming bid opportunities for disadvantaged [continue reading]
Construction work continues on the Crenshaw/LAX Line with several new worksites locations in May, including a closure at Aviation Boulevard and Imperial Highway, steel pile installation at Park Mesa Heights and excavation and decking of the Crenshaw/Vernon station, the third underground station (Crenshaw/Expo and Crenshaw/MLK are the other two). Full Intersection Closure [continue reading]
Redondo Boulevard at Florence Avenue will be permanently closed on Friday in preparation of upcoming construction activities for the Crenshaw/LAX Line. Cars will not be able to turn from Redondo onto Florence or vice versa. The closure is being done so that the old railroad tracks can be removed and new [continue reading]
Some actions of note at today’s Metro Board meeting: •Item 77. The Board approved a motion by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich to use funds that Metro provides to Metrolink for a 25 percent fare reduction on the Antelope Valley Line in an effort to test the impacts on ridership. Fares between [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: Due to unforeseen soil conditions, Walsh/Shea Corridor Constructors (WSCC) has extended the current closure on Crenshaw Boulevard between Exposition Boulevard and Coliseum Street for the next three weeks to continue excavation and installation of jet-grout panels for the Crenshaw/LAX Line underground station. Crenshaw Boulevard is [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Today’s profile of a Metro rider by Zocalo Public Square: I always carry two books in case I get bored, Westwood Boulevard to Main Street. Bedlam’s big dig (New Yorker) [continue reading]
Have a transportation-related article you think should be included in headlines? Drop me an email! And don’t forget, Metro is on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Metro halted construction on Crenshaw/LAX Line after safety violations [continue reading]
The winners of the first quarterly drawing of the year for the Eat, Shop, Play Crenshaw campaign were announced today. Prizes included one $1,000 grand prize, two $500 prizes and three $250 [continue reading]
Here is the news release from Metro: Segment of Crenshaw Boulevard to Close Nine Consecutive Days to Replace Old Sewer Line Under Exposition Boulevard for Crenshaw/LAX Transit Project Crenshaw Boulevard, between Exposition Boulevard and Coliseum Street, will be closed to traffic for approximately nine consecutive days beginning Friday, April 10 [continue reading]
