D Line Extension

 D Line Subway Extension Project D Line 
The interior of Wilshire/La Brea station, under construction in November 2023.
Overview
StatusUnder construction
LocaleMid-Wilshire, Westwood, Century City, Los Angeles and Beverly Hills
Termini
Stations7
Websitemetro.net/projects/westside
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemLos Angeles Metro Rail
Operator(s) Metro (LACMTA)
History
Planned opening
  • 2025; 1 year's time (2025) (Section 1)[1]
  • 2026; 2 years' time (2026) (Section 2)[2]
  • 2027; 3 years' time (2027) (Section 3)[3]
Technical
Line length9 mi (14 km)
Number of tracks2
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map
Map Section 1 highlighted in red, 2 in green, 3 in blue
Legend
 Westwood/VA Hospital
I-405 (1961).svg I-405
 Westwood/UCLA
Up arrow Section 3 (2027)
Down arrow Section 2 (2026)
 Century City/​Constellation
Wilshire/Rodeo
Up arrow Section 2 (2026)
Down arrow Section 1 (2025)
 Wilshire/La Cienega
Wilshire/Fairfax
Wilshire/La Brea
Wilshire/Western
D Line 
D Line
to Union Station
Handicapped/disabled access All stations are accessible
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The D Line Subway Extension Project (formerly known as the Westside Subway Extension, the Subway to the Sea, and the Purple Line Extension) is a construction project in Los Angeles County, California, extending the rapid transit D Line (formerly the Purple Line) of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system from its current terminus at Wilshire/Western in Koreatown, Los Angeles, to the Westside region.[4] The project is being supervised by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). The subway has been given high priority by Metro in its long-range plans,[5] and funding for the project was included in two county sales tax measures, Measure R and Measure M.[6]

The project's draft environmental impact statement was completed in September 2010, and a locally preferred alternative was selected in October 2010. Metro released the D Line (then the Purple Line) Extension's final environmental impact report in 2012. The entire project was approved at the Metro Board of Directors meeting on April 26, 2012, and construction has been separated into three sections.[7][8]

This project's first, second, and third sections are under construction. Combined, these three sections will add nearly 9 miles (14 km) of heavy rail service to the cities of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. Construction on Section 1, between the existing Wilshire/Western station and the planned Wilshire/La Cienega station, started on November 11, 2014.[9] Section 2 pre-construction work between Wilshire/La Cienega station and Century City/Constellation station began in April 2017, and the official Section 2 groundbreaking ceremony took place on February 23, 2018.[10] Section 3 advanced utility relocation pre-groundbreaking work began in February 2018 for the future Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital stations.[11] The Section 3 groundbreaking ceremony took place on May 24, 2021. Tunneling for the project was completed on April 2, 2024.[12]

A fourth section has long been discussed, which would extend the D Line from the Westwood/VA Hospital station 3.5 miles under Wilshire Boulevard to Santa Monica beach, terminating at or near the E Line or future Lincoln Boulevard Transit Corridor terminus.[13]

  1. ^ "D Line Subway Extension Project – Section 1". Metro. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "D Line Subway Extension Project – Section 2". Metro. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
  3. ^ "D Line Subway Extension Project – Section 3". Metro. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
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  7. ^ "Westside Subway Extension Final EIR/EIS". Metro (LACMTA). February 6, 2013. Archived from the original on March 24, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2013.
  8. ^ Steve Hymon (April 26, 2012). "Metro Board approves final environmental study for Westside Subway Extension". The Source. Metro. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
  9. ^ Dave Sotero (November 10, 2014). "Long wait over: groundbreaking held for Wilshire Boulevard subway extension". The Source. Metro. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
  10. ^ "Purple Line phase 2 groundbreaking!". February 23, 2018.
  11. ^ "Update on construction progress for the Purple Line Extension". Thesource.metro.net. January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  12. ^ Sotero, Dave (April 2, 2024). "LA Metro Officially Completes Five Years of Tunneling, Adding Nine Miles on D Line Subway Extension Project between Downtown, West LA" (Press release). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  13. ^ January 31, 2017, 10:00AMScott Frazier Comments (August 24, 2014). "Does L.A. Need the Santa Monica Purple Line Extension?". Urbanize LA. Retrieved May 18, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)