Westside Purple Line Extension, Section-Two Project

open for bidding

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transit Authority requests design-build qualifications by Oct. 23 for the $1.4-billion Westside Purple Line Extension, section-two project, which stretches from the Wilshire-La Cienega station to a new underground station at Century City-Constellation in Los Angeles. The selected team will execute final design and construction of tunnels, stations, track work, utility relocations and systems for the entirely underground double-track rail extension. The 2.55-mile line will primarily follow Wilshire Boulevard. with an additional station at Wilshire-Rodeo. Section two is expected to break ground in 2019, with service beginning in 2026. The project is the second of three phases to extend the Westside Purple Line by 8.9 miles to Westwood. Section one is under construction, with an anticipated delivery in 2023.