Pedestrian View Of Los Angeles: CurbedWire: Subway Soil Testing on Wilshire, Shy Still Painting (Source: Curbed LA)

Pedestrian View Of Los Angeles

This blog focuses on rail lines in LA country that exist, are under construction or under consideration. The Californian high-speed rail project and southern CA to Vegas project will also be covered. Since most of the relevant developments in the news, rail websites and blogosphere take place on weekdays, this blog will be updated primarily Monday through Friday and occasionally on the weekends. Your comments, criticism and suggestions are encouraged. Miscellaneous stuff will also appear here.

Monday, July 13, 2009

CurbedWire: Subway Soil Testing on Wilshire, Shy Still Painting (Source: Curbed LA)

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CurbedWire: Subway Soil Testing on Wilshire, Shy Still Painting

Friday, July 10, 2009, by Neal Broverman

WILSHIRE BLVD: Many complain that the subway to the sea is a far-off reality. Well, courtesy of Metro, photo evidence that drilling has already started—though it's for soil-testing rather than installing tunnels at this point. The photo shows drilling near Wilshire and Fairfax, the likely terminus of the first leg of the Purple Line extension, and according to an article in the Beverly Press, Santa Monica Boulevard is being drilled too for a possible WeHo subway spur. And more Wilshire drilling is happening this weekend and next week, according to LAist.com. [BP/Metro]