405 Lane Closures Planned This Week

As construction work on the 405 Freeway through the Sepulveda Pass continues, here's what drivers need to know:

What: Work activities to support the development of a construction work zone and a bridge falsework structure at the center of the freeway in support of the reconstruction of the Mulholland Bridge.

When: Work is anticipated to resume Tuesday, November 29, 2011, weather permitting. See below for schedule of upcoming closures.

Where: I-405 freeway near the Mulholland Bridge.

What to expect: Closures

Nov. 29: Northbound I-405 freeway from Getty Center Drive to Ventura Blvd.
(freeway lanes closures starting at 10:00 pm).

Dec 3-8: Southbound I-405 freeway from the 101 freeway to Getty Center Dr.
(freeway lanes closures starting at 10:00 pm).

Sepulveda Blvd. will remain open during the nights of the full directional freeway closures and will be used as a detour route. Detour maps are available at www.metro.net/405. Emergency access will be maintained at all times. The same number of existing freeway lanes will remain after the re-striping operation.

Why: The contractor is currently preparing to temporarily widen the freeway near the Mulholland Bridge in order to support the development of a construction work zone at the center of the freeway. A bridge falsework structure will get erected temporarily to support the reconstruction of the
Mulholland Bridge. The temporary widening of both directions of the freeway near the Mulholland Bridge will entail roadway repaving work and the re-striping of freeway lanes. This work will require full directional freeway closures for four nights.

The full directional freeway closure is anticipated to resume Tuesday, November 29, 2011, and then continue for additional nights later in the week. These full directional freeway closures will occur during the late night hours, weather permitting. Each night, ramps within the freeway closures limits may begin to close as early as 7:00 pm and freeway lanes will begin to close as early as 10:00 pm, leading up to the full directional freeway closure between the hours of 12:00 am, midnight, to 5:00 am.