L.A.'s long-awaited subway under Wilshire Boulevard opens, linking Beverly Hills to downtown

"The three new Metro stops that open Friday - Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax and Wilshire/La Cienega - mark the first phase of a much-anticipated rail line running under L.A.'s most iconic and bustling boulevard, a route long considered key for the city's public transit. The new stations offer easy rail access to several L.A. landmarks such as the newly reimagined Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Academy Museum, and stopping only a few blocks from the Grove and the Beverly Center."

"More than six decades ago, California leaders started working toward a rail line that would run below Wilshire, but the efforts struggled to gain momentum due to major funding shortfalls, political battles, neighborhood opposition and engineering concerns. Perhaps that's why Friday felt so monumental."

""Today we celebrate progress, partnership, and something Angeleno's deserve: a city easier to move through and easier to connect in and built for the future," Mayor Karen Bass said at the Friday morning celebration. "It makes our very huge city a lot smaller and more connected.""

"The three new stops of the D Line extension make up about 4 miles of the $9.7-billion project, which will eventually run nine miles west, ending in Westwoo"

Three new Metro stops opened along Wilshire Boulevard, adding rail access between downtown Los Angeles and Beverly Hills. The stops are Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega, forming the first phase of a planned rail line under Wilshire. The new stations provide convenient access to landmarks including the reimagined Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Academy Museum, and they are located a few blocks from the Grove and the Beverly Center. The project represents a long effort that began more than six decades ago but faced funding shortfalls, political battles, neighborhood opposition, and engineering concerns. The extension covers about four miles of a $9.7-billion project and is intended to extend nine miles west to Westwood.

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