Business and community leaders from Century City were among hundreds of attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Metro Purple Line extension project on Nov. 7.
After more than four years of planning, environmental analysis, technical studies, and community input, the Metro Board of Directors certified the Final Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report for the project in July.
Continuing from the current terminus of the Metro Purple Line at Wilshire/Western, the Purple Line extension will extend westward for about nine miles with seven new stations.
The first of three stages will have underground stations at Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega.
Section 2, which will include Wilshire/Rodeo and a Century City station, is scheduled for completion in 2026. Section 3, which will include Westwood/UCLA and Westwood/VA Hospital stations, is planned to open in 2035.
