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By: Streetsblog Los Angeles » Today’s Headlines

Streetsblog Los Angeles » Today’s Headlines — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:15:39 +0000

[...] Happy Birthday Purple Line, Now About That Abandoned Tunnel…(Metro Rider) [...]

By: I thought Al was dead

I thought Al was dead — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:41:45 +0000

Given the state of Wilshire today (packed busses, over capacity for vehicle, really poor pavement quality) I hope Waxman and his constituents are happy to have been such blatant racists back when!

By: Dan Wentzel

Dan Wentzel — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:00:49 +0000

Is the EIS/EIR the period when station locations are researched and clarified, such as Century City being at Ave. of the Stars either at Santa Monica Blvd. or Constellation Avenue?

By: Scott Mercer

Scott Mercer — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:41:11 +0000

The whole point of the Ross explosion was that it happened BEFORE any tunneling had even started, therefore, it was not too late for the route to be CHANGED, which it was. The Red Line was moved south, (south of the so-called “Methane Contamination Zone”) down to the Pico/LaBrea area, where it would terminate near the former Pacific Electric Vineyard railyard and LA Railway streetcar terminal (fondly nicknamed “Crackton Turnaround” thanks to an episode of The Simpsons). BUT, fortunately for us, that phase of the line was cancelled completely due to…wait for it…NO MONEY AVAILABLE.

There was never any digging under Wilshire past Western Avenue.

By: Kymberleigh Richards

Kymberleigh Richards — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:28:36 +0000

No one I have talked with can confirm the existence of said tunnel, so I would ask that bzcat cite the source of his information on same.

By: Alek F

Alek F — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:05:07 +0000

I had no idea there was an existing (abandoned) tunnel!
That’s great,
because tunneling costs are huge…
and – you’re right, we could definitely save quite a bit of money.
Let’s speed-up the project,
and build the darn subway!

By: bzcat

bzcat — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:27:44 +0000

Imagine where we’d be if tunneling didn’t stop at Fairfax and 3rd (Ross Dress For Less explosion site). Thanks for nothing Henry Waxman…

BTW, I assume the new EIR for purple line will look at feasibility of using the existing tunnel to speed up the project? Kind of pointless to dig a new tunnel all the way from Wilshire/Western to Westwood when there is already a partial tunnel (albeit one that is semi-abandon and sealed) from Beverly Hills to the Grove.