6 DTLA REAL ESTATE EMPIRE by Adam Weiss
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE 6th STREET BRIDGE OPENING
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ouncilmember Kevin de León (CD14) has announced the opening date for the longanticipated Sixth Street Viaduct and is planning a two-day community celebration to kicks things off.
Following extensive community engagement the design of the bridge, known as “After more than six years of being closed, the “Ribbon of Light”, was selected by we are thrilled to reopen the newly built the Bureau of Engineering through an Sixth Street Viaduct and usher in a new international design contest with the task era for Los Angeles,” said Councilmember of design awarded to HNTB (infrastructure Kevin de León. “Once again, this bridge solutions) and architect Michael Maltzan. will take its place as one of Los Angeles’ The contractor is Skanska Stacy and Witmost iconic landmarks connecting the Arts beck. District and Boyle Heights. With this new bridge linking Boyle This celebration will be a tribute to the Heights to Downtown Los Angeles years of dedicated work that went into comes sidewalks on each side of the viacreating one of the most inspiring public duct, protected bike lanes, helical strucworks projects in our City’s history.” tures connected by paths to both the north and south sides of the viaduct and a long west ramp from the north side of the Sticking to the Plan. bridge to the ground near Mateo Street. The project, which began in 2016 with the demolition of the original Sixth Street The viaduct project, funded by the Federal Highway Administration and the CaliforBridge, was meant to replace the original nia Department of Transportation, and 1932 structure deemed seismicallythe City of Los Angeles created hundreds deficient and irreparable. of jobs, adding to the economy of central Los Angeles and stands out as a futuristic archeological wonder.
6TH STREET BRIDGE BUILT IN 1932
Starting in 2023, the Bureau of Engineering will construct a new 12-acre park underneath the structure that will provide access to the Los Angeles River, public art, recreational programming and much more. The $40 million park, of which $8.5 million comes from state Prop 68 dollars, will also be home to the Len Hill Arts Plaza, made possible via a donation by the Leonard Hill Foundation. With 10 sets of LED-lit arches that can change color and five sets of stairs connecting the viaduct to the ground underneath, the project, at $588 million, is the largest bridge project in the history of Los Angeles…and there’s more to come.
But first! a Celebration…
