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Beverly Drive station
Beverly Drive station is an under construction, underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is currently under construction as part of the D Line Extension project, in Beverly Hills, California. Construction started in 2018 as part of Section 2 of the extension project. It is slated to open in 2027.
The station is being built at the site of the former Ace Gallery on the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Reeves Drive in Beverly Hills.
Construction of Beverly Drive station, known in planning as Wilshire/Rodeo station, was officially launched on September 23, 2019.
On March 31, 2020, the Beverly Hills City Council approved a proposal from Los Angeles Metro to fully close the two blocks of Wilshire Boulevard needed to facilitate the station's construction, taking advantage of lower traffic levels resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in California. This would allow for expedited construction of the station and better mitigation of construction impacts as opposed to the original plan, which would require alternating weekend closures for 13 weeks over a 3.5-month period, with completion scheduled for March 2021. Fully closing Wilshire Boulevard, which went into effect the next day and lasted until June 2020, expedited construction of the station by as much as six months.
Metro officially completed foundation and decking work for Beverly Drive station seven months ahead of schedule on June 14, 2020, with Tutor Perini, the project's general contractor, putting workers on extra shifts to further expedite construction. Wilshire Boulevard reopened in both directions later that evening, with construction and excavation activities continuing underground until that phase's scheduled completion in the first quarter of 2021.
In 2022, Metro began soliciting suggestions for permanent station names from local stakeholders, including the City of Beverly Hills. In October 2023, Metro staff recommended the station be named Wilshire/Beverly Drive. The name was opposed by representatives of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and was ultimately rejected by the Beverly Hills City Council, who instead conveyed their support for the Beverly Drive name. On May 15, 2025, the Metro board approved the name "Beverly Drive" for official and operational station names, as it was consistent with Metro's property naming policy.
Beverly Drive station was originally planned with a single entrance, located at the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Reeves Drive. However, as part of an agreement Metro negotiated with the City of Beverly Hills which was approved on February 28, 2019, a second entrance is being planned on the northern side of Wilshire Boulevard, with three locations being originally considered.
During a Beverly Hills community meeting held on June 7, 2023, it was announced a location for the second entrance was decided by the Beverly Hills City Council: at the northwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Beverly Drive, adjacent to the Wilshire Beverly Center office complex. The second entrancewould consist of a street-level glass-enclosed entryway like those on the K Line and the Regional Connector. It would possess a single up escalator and a set of stairs leading into a 170-foot-long tunnel which would feed into Beverly Drive Station's concourse level. T staff report, the total cost of the north portal was expected to be $134.2 million, and the agreement between LA Metro and the City of Beverly Hills would have them split the cost of the new portal up to the original estimated budget of $78.5 million. However, the two entities are expected to negotiate the split of any amount beyond that original estimate. As a result, the Beverly Hills City Council will be required to decide on whether or not to move forward with or cancel the second entrance, with the city possibly deciding to reallocate existing funding to other projects such as first/last mile improvements at transit stations. On May 8, 2024, Beverly Hills chose to not build the second entrance citing high costs, though LA Metro plans to build provisions for a future second entrance within Beverly Drive's station box.
Beverly Drive station
Beverly Drive station is an under construction, underground rapid transit (known locally as a subway) station on the D Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is currently under construction as part of the D Line Extension project, in Beverly Hills, California. Construction started in 2018 as part of Section 2 of the extension project. It is slated to open in 2027.
The station is being built at the site of the former Ace Gallery on the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Reeves Drive in Beverly Hills.
Construction of Beverly Drive station, known in planning as Wilshire/Rodeo station, was officially launched on September 23, 2019.
On March 31, 2020, the Beverly Hills City Council approved a proposal from Los Angeles Metro to fully close the two blocks of Wilshire Boulevard needed to facilitate the station's construction, taking advantage of lower traffic levels resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in California. This would allow for expedited construction of the station and better mitigation of construction impacts as opposed to the original plan, which would require alternating weekend closures for 13 weeks over a 3.5-month period, with completion scheduled for March 2021. Fully closing Wilshire Boulevard, which went into effect the next day and lasted until June 2020, expedited construction of the station by as much as six months.
Metro officially completed foundation and decking work for Beverly Drive station seven months ahead of schedule on June 14, 2020, with Tutor Perini, the project's general contractor, putting workers on extra shifts to further expedite construction. Wilshire Boulevard reopened in both directions later that evening, with construction and excavation activities continuing underground until that phase's scheduled completion in the first quarter of 2021.
In 2022, Metro began soliciting suggestions for permanent station names from local stakeholders, including the City of Beverly Hills. In October 2023, Metro staff recommended the station be named Wilshire/Beverly Drive. The name was opposed by representatives of the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and was ultimately rejected by the Beverly Hills City Council, who instead conveyed their support for the Beverly Drive name. On May 15, 2025, the Metro board approved the name "Beverly Drive" for official and operational station names, as it was consistent with Metro's property naming policy.
Beverly Drive station was originally planned with a single entrance, located at the southwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Reeves Drive. However, as part of an agreement Metro negotiated with the City of Beverly Hills which was approved on February 28, 2019, a second entrance is being planned on the northern side of Wilshire Boulevard, with three locations being originally considered.
During a Beverly Hills community meeting held on June 7, 2023, it was announced a location for the second entrance was decided by the Beverly Hills City Council: at the northwest corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Beverly Drive, adjacent to the Wilshire Beverly Center office complex. The second entrancewould consist of a street-level glass-enclosed entryway like those on the K Line and the Regional Connector. It would possess a single up escalator and a set of stairs leading into a 170-foot-long tunnel which would feed into Beverly Drive Station's concourse level. T staff report, the total cost of the north portal was expected to be $134.2 million, and the agreement between LA Metro and the City of Beverly Hills would have them split the cost of the new portal up to the original estimated budget of $78.5 million. However, the two entities are expected to negotiate the split of any amount beyond that original estimate. As a result, the Beverly Hills City Council will be required to decide on whether or not to move forward with or cancel the second entrance, with the city possibly deciding to reallocate existing funding to other projects such as first/last mile improvements at transit stations. On May 8, 2024, Beverly Hills chose to not build the second entrance citing high costs, though LA Metro plans to build provisions for a future second entrance within Beverly Drive's station box.
