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[KevinKorell]

L.A. Metro Source,  7/3/23:

 

 

  A look at crossovers on Purple (D Line) Extension’s first section      

 

 

In classic crime stories, someone calling you a “double crosser” was a bad omen. It might indicate … a rough road ahead, to say it one way.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Los Angeles, CA Times, 4/2/24:

 

 

  L.A. Metro’s D Line hits a milestone: Tunneling is complete for expansion to the Westside      

 

 

After five years of construction and numerous delays, crews have finished tunneling operations for the 9-mile westward expansion of the Metro D Line, which will stretch from the current terminus in Koreatown to a new Westwood/VA Hospital Station.

 

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[KevinKorell]

L.A. Metro Source, 4/3/24:

 

 

    How the Purple Line is Making History  

 

 

Yesterday, we celebrated the end of tunneling on the Purple (D Line) Extension Project –– a major step forward in our plans to build a subway that will connect Downtown Los Angeles with some of the most significant areas of the Westside.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Railway Track and Structures, 4/5/24

 

LA Metro Finishes 5 Years of Tunneling for D Line Subway Extension Project

 

LOS ANGELES – LA Metro has finished five years of tunneling. The Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) added nine additional miles to the D Line.

 

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. . .  Over the last five years, there were a plethora of challenges that Metro had to face which include “gassy ground, tar sands and abandoned oil wells.” 

 

 

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