###  Pico Blvd Closure Begins Dec. 4 for Convention Center Expansion

    Details    CityWatch

    November 21 2025

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> The City of Los Angeles announced that Pico Boulevard between LA Live Way and Figueroa Street will be closed beginning Thursday, December 4, 2025 through March 31, 2028. This closure is needed for the LA Convention Center (LACC) Expansion and Modernization Project, which will connect the existing South and West Exhibit Halls above Pico Boulevard. This public infrastructure investment will be a major economic driver for Downtown Los Angeles. It will create more than 15,000 jobs, add $652 million in General Fund tax revenue over 30 years and draw in more than $150 million in additional visitor spending each year. For more information on the closure and project, visit [laconventioncenter.com/expansion](https://lacity.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c4f79f65a30389980e49e20a&id=0e322d644e&e=cbcf8d7768).
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> **DETOUR MAP**
> See detour map below for alternative routes to go east and west using Olympic Boulevard and Venice Boulevard.
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> ![](https://mcusercontent.com/1c4f79f65a30389980e49e20a/images/2489c440-2a19-3eef-af1a-509fc6921f03.png)
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> **LOCATION AND DATES OF CLOSURE**
> Pico Boulevard, between LA Live Way and Figueroa Street, in Downtown Los Angeles will be closed 24-hours/7 days a week from **Thursday December 4, 2025** to **March 31, 2028.** Typical working hours for the LACC Expansion and Modernization Project will be Monday-Friday from 7:00 am to 9:00 pm and Saturday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. Additional work hours will be added as required/necessary.
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> In addition, there will be work taking place in the surrounding area on December 6 and 7, 2025 to restripe area streets for detour. This work area is Pico Boulevard, between Albany Street and Grand Avenue.
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> **WORK DURING CLOSURE**
> Work in this area will include demolition, underground utilities, excavation, foundations and pile placement, structural steel erections, sidewalk and roadwork improvements, traffic controls, backfilling, asphalt paving, striping of roadways and intersections and landscaping.
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> **FUTURE OF PICO BOULEVARD**
> This closure is necessary to construct above Pico Boulevard and connect the West Hall with the South Hall. Below are renderings that show what Pico will look like when the Project is complete.
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> ![](https://mcusercontent.com/1c4f79f65a30389980e49e20a/images/7fca00cf-225b-06c8-b6ec-99ed0a6f5631.png)
> For more renderings of the Project, click [here](https://lacity.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1c4f79f65a30389980e49e20a&id=db15797a29&e=cbcf8d7768).

###  When / Where?

 Start Time: August 13 2026
 End Time: August 13 2026
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