Metro's new Universal City bridge will be finished in a month. Photos by Joe Linton/Streetsblog L.A.
Universal Studios is a month away from the April 7 grand opening for their new Harry Potter attraction "The Wizarding World of Harry Potter." CEO Phil Washington has pledged that Metro will serve Harry Potter fans by completing its $27 million pedestrian bridge connecting the Metro Red Line Universal City Station with Universal Studios.
Last week, the overall structure of the bridge was looking nearly complete, but a lot of final construction tasks were still underway. More pictures after the jump.
Bridge escalator ramp under construction next to Red Line escalator entrance
View of bridge structure from the Universal Studios side of Lankershim Boulevard
Construction workers to show the scale of the new bridge
The bridge curves behind the Universal Studios marquee sign
It is not quite the Hogwarts Express, and SBLA's criticism, it is nonetheless good timing to see construction finishing in time to serve Red Line riders next month.
L.A. County needs to embrace physically-protected bikeways, robust traffic calming around schools, and similarly transformative, safety-focused projects