Construction will soon begin on a segment of the Wilshire Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit (Wilshire BRT) project in Brentwood.
The Wilshire BRT is a 12.5 mile long project along Wilshire Boulevard from Valencia Street on the east to the Santa Monica City boundary on the west, which is intended to further improve bus passenger travel times and encourage a shift from automobile use to public transit.
The County of Los Angeles, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, will be widening Wilshire Boulevard between Federal Avenue/San Vicente Boulevard to Bonsall Avenue to implement this segment of the Wilshire BRT project.
When completed, there will be a peak hour bus lane in the eastbound direction and an extended westbound right turn lane from Wilshire Boulevard to San Vicente Boulevard.
In addition, Wilshire Boulevard will be resurfaced, new street lights will be installed, and 43 new trees will be planted on the north side of Wilshire Boulevard from San Vicente Boulevard to Bonsall Avenue.
During the various phases of construction work, traffic lanes may be reduced to a minimum of two lanes in each direction during daytime hours and one lane in each direction during nighttime hours when nighttime work is required.
Traffic on Bonsall Avenue on- and off-ramps will be detoured while the two ramps are under construction.
Construction will start in June/July and will take approximately seven months to complete.
For more information visit www.wilshirebrt.com.
