Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 Project Overview

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1 Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 Project Overview

2 Westside Purple Line Extension (WPLE) Section 1 Project Purple Line Project Alignment The WPLE corridor traverses portions of three jurisdictions, the Cities of Los Angeles and Beverly Hills as well as unincorporated Los Angeles County. The full nine-mile extension will be built in three construction phases.

3 Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 Project (Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/La Cienega) Project Description The WPLE Section 1 Project is 3.92 miles (Wilshire/Western to Wilshire/La Cienega) Extension of Purple Line from existing Wilshire/Western station Scope of work includes Twin-bored tunnels and 3 new subway stations: Wilshire/La Brea Wilshire/Fairfax Wilshire/La Cienega Division 20 Yard Modifications FFGA Budget: $2.82 Billion Revenue Service Date: Forecast November 8, 2023 FFGA October 31, 2024

4 Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 Project Progress Status Wilshire / La Brea Station Excavation / Strut Installation Installed Pipe Struts Overview: Work primarily occurs underground beneath concrete decking Material delivery and hauling occurs day/night Installing ventilation ducts

5 Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 Project Progress Status Wilshire / Fairfax Station - Decking Aerial view of decking progress from roof of the Petersen Automotive Museum Overview: Construction of a concrete deck, curb-to-curb Decking will serve as the temporary street surface Example of decking operations Traffic will travel on the installed deck panels while the station is constructed underground

6 Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 Project Progress Status Wilshire / La Cienega Station - Piling Approx. location of south side pile work zones at Wilshire Bl/La Cienega Bl Wilshire/La Cienega Stats: 990 ft long; 70 ft wide; 60 ft deep Pile installation: Approximately 470 piles total to be installed.

7 Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 Project Progress Status Tunnelling Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) Overview: Twin Tunnel Boring Machines (TBM) Manufactured in Germany Expected to arrive in November 2017

8 Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 Project Division 20 MOW/NRV Building - Design/Build Contract C1078 Clark Construction Group/Gruen Associates 30% Design Submittal

9 Westside Purple Line Extension Section 1 Project Discussion C1045 Design/Build Contract Computer-Generated Rendering of Wilshire/La Cienega Station

10 Westside Purple Line Extension Project - Section 2 Overview

11 Westside Purple Line Extension Project - Section 2 Project Alignment SECTION 2 Page 1

12 Westside Purple Line Extension Project - Section 2 Project Overview 2.59 miles Heavy Rail Subway Extension FFGA Budget $2.5 Billion RSD August 2025 (Forecast) December 2026 (FFGA) Page 2

13 AVENUE OF THE STARS Annenberg Bldg AVENUE OF THE STARS Westside Purple Line Extension Project - Section 2 Constellation Station Century City Constellation Station Westfield Mall Sun America Bldg JMB PROPERTY Watt Plaza Station Entrance (Optional) CONSTELLATION BLVD Station Entrance STATION BOX CENTURY PLAZA HOTEL CENTURY PLAZA TOWERS Construction Staging Area Page 3

14 BEVERLY DR REEVES DR CANON DR Westside Purple Line Extension Project - Section 2 Rodeo Station Wilshire/Rodeo Station WILSHIRE BLVD Montage Beverly Hills Hotel STATION BOX Beverly Wilshire Hotel Station Entrance ACE Gallery Construction Staging Area Page 4

15 Westside Purple Line Extension Project - Section 2 Questions Wilshire/Rodeo Station Page 8

16 Shaft WPLE Section 3 Overview

17 Section 3 Location and Configuration Shaft 9-mile subway extension from Wilshire/Western Station to Westwood/VA Hospital 7 new stations

18 Construction Response to Question 2 Construction Site Boundary Tail Tracks (Deep tunnels) Exit Shaft EIS/EIR Alignment Station Portal (Aboveground) Tunnel Boring Machine Launch VA Medical Center Historic District Exit Shaft and Tunnel Boring Machine Launch Proposed Alignment Cut-and- Cover Station Box Open Cut LAYDOWN AREA

19 Construction South Entrance At VA Hospital N Proposed Entrance N N Final EIS/EIR Entrance Army Reserve Staging Area