Eyes on the Street: Sixth Street Bridge Construction Underway
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Construction is proceeding on L.A.'s $482 million Sixth Street Viaduct, anticipated to open in 2019
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Ground Breaks on Improvements for Streets Around Breed, Sheridan Schools
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Given that approximately 80 percent of all students live within a quarter-mile of both schools and two-thirds of all students walk or bike to class, the improvements are welcome.
Project Team Presents Three Options for PARC on Boyle Heights Side of Sixth Street Viaduct
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When attendees finally had the chance to weigh in on the plans for east side, most voted for the "balanced" design, preferring the mix of natural elements and spaces for activities. The only consistent complaint about all three designs was the lack of planning for a skate park.
Watch Two Bridges Being Taken Down
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Caltrans was involved in two very different bridge demolitions last week, and has posted time-lapse footage of both of them. In the first, L.A.’s iconic 6th Street bridge is crunched by big machines while water hoses tamp down the dust, with downtown L.A. glimmering in the background. The footage compresses tw0 days’ work into three […]
Hide Your Wife! Hide Your Kids! Freeway Closure for the Demolition of the 6th St. Bridge is upon Us!
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Hide your wife! Hide your kids! And try to hide the bitter tears the L.A. Times believes you will probably shed when you struggle to visit “downtown’s trendiest bars and pubs” this weekend because THE 101 FREEWAY IS CLOSING FOR 40 HOURS starting at 10 p.m. tonight! Between 10 p.m. Friday night and 2 p.m. […]
Filed Under: Hidden Gems in Fact Sheets. A Protected Bike Lane for the Sixth Street Viaduct
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It is now nearly the end of July. The suggestion made at the February groundbreaking for the 6th Street Viaduct that estimates that the bridge would be closed for demolition in July were “aggressive” has proven more than true. The closure of the existing bridge will come no earlier than October of this year, and […]