Downtown LA Boulevard To Close For Over 2 Years For Convention Center Project

LOS ANGELES, CA — A downtown section of Pico Boulevard is set to close Thursday and will remain closed for over two years as part of a major construction project at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

Pico Boulevard will be closed 24 hours a day between LA Live Way and Figueroa Street from Thursday through March 31, 2028, according to city officials.

• Pico Boulevard between Albany Street and the 110 Freeway
• Pico Boulevard from the 110 Freeway to 400 feet west of Figueroa Street
• Pico Boulevard from 400 feet west of Figueroa Street to Grand Avenue

Through March 31, 2028, working hours are expected to be weekdays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Work is expected to include demolition, undergrounding utilities, excavation, concrete work, foundation construction, structural steel erection, building envelope work, sidewalk and roadway improvements, traffic control, earthwork, asphalt paving, roadway striping and landscaping.

The closure is part of the Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project, which was approved by the City Council earlier this year. In preparation for the 2028 Olympics, the $2.62 billion project will connect the existing South and West exhibit halls above Pico Boulevard.

It will add 190,000 square feet of additional exhibit hall space, and nearly 40,000 square feet of meeting room space, as well as 95,000 square feet for a multi-service room.