LA's Subway Extension Opens Tomorrow

65 years after Governor Pat Brown said "let's start drilling" in 1962. Here's the full story of decades of delays, political battles, and what contractors need to know about this massive underground project.

The Metro D Line Extension (yeah, they renamed it like five times—used to be the Purple Line, before that the "Subway to the Sea") opens May 8, 2026 at 12:30 PM with three new stations: Wilshire/La Brea, Wilshire/Fairfax, and Wilshire/La Cienega. And honestly? From what I'm seeing, it looks pretty damn impressive.