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London Street at Silver Lake Boulevard Closed for 6 Months
Tractors, a porta-potty and a big hole arrived as the Department of Water and Power began a "trunkline construction project" at the intersection last week.
Would-be backstreets drivers be warned.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has begun work on long-term project on London Street at Silver Lake Boulevard.
Crews will be laying 10,600 feet of 6-inch diameter welded-steel pipes over the next six months, according to Terry Schneider of the DWP.
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The new pipe will help workers enlarge a pressure release bolt.
Schneider says local residents got a letter last month warning them of the project.
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Along with a big hole, several tractors, a porta-potty and a full-time security guard are on the site, near El Caserio restaurant and the 101 Freeway.
For some, it will mean a favorite shortcut has been snuffed out, at least for a while.
Echo Park Patch, for one, loved to make a left off Silver Lake Boulevard there and avoid the traffic that often backs up at the southbound 101 onramp.
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