Sixth Street Viaduct Crosses Half-Way Demolition Milestone

LOS ANGELES  – The 3,500-foot-long Sixth Street Viaduct linking Boyle Heights and Downtown Los Angeles is being replaced because of a chemical condition that is weakening the structure’s concrete. Since February 2016, nearly 2,000 feet of the original viaduct has been torn down, bringing the demolition phase to 50 percent completion. In the most recent construction milestone, the two pairs of iconic steel viaduct arches that span across the Los Angeles River channel were removed. One of the a...