Countdown to the Closure Extended 53-Hour Closure of I-405 Freeway Between U.S. 101 and I-10 Planned in Mid-July for Mulholland Bridge Demolition

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1 Countdown to the Closure Extended 3-Hour Closure of I-40 Freeway Between U.S. 0 and I-0 Planned in Mid-July for Mulholland Bridge Demolition Work Los Angeles, Calif. Plan Ahead, Avoid The Area, Or Stay Home. That s the message public safety officials are sending to the public in anticipation of a planned 0-mile, 3-hour closure of the I-40 freeway between the U.S. 0 and I-0 on the weekend of July 6-7, 20 for planned demolition work on the Mulholland Bridge, part of a major I-40 improvement project. The Los Angeles Police Department, Los Angeles Fire Department, California Highway Patrol, Los Angeles Department of Transportation, Metro and Caltrans are informing the public in advance that if they do not have a critical need to be in or near the vicinity of the closure, they are being asked to avoid the area. The specific freeway closure boundaries are as follows: Northbound I-40: 0-mile closure between I-0 and U.S. 0 Southbound I-40: 4-mile closure between U.S. 0 and Getty Center Drive Ramps Motorists who must travel through the Los Angeles metropolitan area are advised to use alternate freeways within the region, including the,,,, 7, 0, 8, 26, 20, and 70 freeways to bypass the impacted area. In addition, public transportation options are available such as the Metro Rail service within L.A. County and Metrolink servicing the five county Southern California region. Additional alternate route information will be made available on the project web site at On Friday, July, ramps along the 0 mile closure will begin to be shut down as early as 7 p.m., and closure of freeway lanes will begin at 0 p.m. to ensure full freeway closure by midnight. The closure will continue until a.m. Monday morning, July 8. Ramps and connectors will be reopened by 6 a.m. During this closure, the Mulholland Bridge, I-40 freeway and access ramps will be closed. Sepulveda Boulevard is intended as an alternate route for local resident access only. Sepulveda Boulevard will not have the capacity to accommodate both local and diverted freeway traffic. Those using Sepulveda Boulevard should expect extreme congestion and lengthy delays. Motorists should instead use alternate regional freeway routes to completely bypass the Sepulveda Pass. Traffic conditions on local streets and freeways within the region of Los Angeles County and beyond are expected to be severe, with significant, multi-hour delays. Motorists who must travel during this weekend are advised to plan ahead, monitor real-time traffic conditions prior to beginning their trips, and follow alternate routes that are provided. Motorists will be informed of the closure in advance by Caltrans-operated freeway message signs with coverage extending into neighboring counties and other metropolitan regions in the state. /MORE

2 I-40 CLOSURE page Construction crews for the I-40 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project plan to demolish half the Mulholland Bridge in the Sepulveda Pass of Los Angeles in order to build a new, widened bridge, and a major carpool lane. The construction activity is part of a $ billion capacity improvement project for the I- 40 freeway. To reduce the work's effects on local traffic flow, the Mulholland Bridge demolition and reconstruction will be conducted in two phases. The southern side of the bridge will be demolished first, followed by approximately months of south-side bridge reconstruction. Upon completion of the south side, the northern side of the bridge will be demolished and rebuilt in the same manner. Another extended freeway closure period will be required for the second phase of work approximately one year later. The Mulholland Bridge, like the Sunset and Skirball Center bridges, must be removed and rebuilt to accommodate the widening of the I-40 freeway as part of the 0-mile northbound carpool lane construction project. The project will officially complete the northbound carpool lane network between Orange County and the San Fernando Valley. Additional project benefits include improved freeway safety through standardized lane and shoulder widths, greater ramp capacities at key locations, new sound and retaining walls, widened overpasses, widened and seismically updated bridges and new landscaping within the project corridor. The $ billion project is a joint effort between Metro and Caltrans, and is being constructed by Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. It is scheduled for completion in 203. For latest updates visit the project web site at or follow the project on twitter: twitter.com/i_40 and Facebook at facebook.com/40project. --METRO--

3 I-40 SEPULVEDA PASS WIDENING PROJECT Attachment Phase Stage A.2 North Side PRIMARY CLOSURE PLAN NORTH: Mulholland Bridge Demolition Over I-40 SB I-40 (ALL TRAFFIC MT EXIT TO NB AND SB -0; STANDARD LANE CLOSURES WITH NO TANGENT SEGMENTS AND STRAIGHT TAPER) NB -0 TO SB I-40 CONNECTOR NB I-40 (OPEN BETWEEN VENTURA AND 0) -0 HASKELL AVE HASKELL AVE SB -0 TO SB I-40 CONNECTOR SB VENTURA BLVD -0 VENTURA BLVD NB I-40 VENTURA BLVD SB VENTURA BLVD SB VALLEY VISTA BLVD SB VALLEY VISTA BLVD NB VENTURA BLVD NB I-40 (CLOSED BETWEEN I-0 AND VENTURA) NB I-40 TO -0 CONNECTORS SB I-40 (CLOSED BETWEEN -0 AND GETTY CENTER) SEPULVEDA TUNNEL (OPEN NO TRUCKS) SB SKIRBALL CENTER DR MULHOLLAND DR BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL EGRESS AND SKIRBALL CENTER DR NB SKIRBALL CENTER DR Reduced Lanes NOTE: Freeway connector closure detours are shown on the DETOUR ROUTES FOR CLOSED FREEWAY AND CONNECTORS exhibit. SB SEPULVEDA BLVD/GETTY CENTER DR PRELIMINARY DRAFT SB SEPULVEDA BLVD/ GETTY CENTER DR NB SEPULVEDA BLVD/GETTY CENTER DR NB SEPULVEDA BLVD/GETTY CENTER DR Last Revision:.26.20

4 I-40 SEPULVEDA PASS WIDENING PROJECT Attachment 2 Phase Stage A.2 South Side PRIMARY CLOSURE PLAN SOUTH: Mulholland Bridge Demolition Over I-40 SB SEPULVEDA BLVD/GETTY CENTER DR SB SEPULVEDA BLVD/ GETTY CENTER DR NB SEPULVEDA BLVD/GETTY CENTER DR NB SEPULVEDA BLVD/GETTY CENTER DR Reduced Lanes NB MORAGA DR SB SUNSET BLVD NB MORAGA DR NB SUNSET BLVD NOTE: Freeway connector closure detours are shown on the DETOUR ROUTES FOR CLOSED FREEWAY AND CONNECTORS exhibit. NB I-40 (CLOSED BETWEEN I-0 AND VENTURA) SB I-40 (OPEN BETWEEN GETTY CENTER AND I-0) NB MONTANA AVE NB WILSHIRE BLVD SB WILSHIRE BLVD NB SANTA MONICA BLVD SB SANTA MONICA BLVD NB COTNER AVE WB I-0 TO NB I-40 CONNECTOR PRELIMINARY SB SAWTELLE BLVD SB I-40 TO I-0 CONNECTORS EB I-0 TO NB I-40 CONNECTOR NB I-40 (ALL TRAFFIC MT EXIT TO EB AND WB I-0; STANDARD LANE CLOSURES WITH NO TANGENT SEGMENTS AND STRAIGHT TAPER)..20

5 I-40 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project Attachment 3: DETOUR ROUTES FOR CLOSED FREEWAY AND CONNECTORS SANTA PAULA MOORPARK 8 SIMI VALLEY 8 20 SAN FERNANDO 20 CAMARILLO VENTURA COUNTY BURBANK LEGEND THOAND MALIBU PRELIMINARY NB/SB I-40 Through-Traffic Detour EB I-0 to NB I-40 Connector Detour SB -0 to SB I-40 Connector Detour WB I-0 to NB I-40 Connector Detour NB -0 to SB I-40 Connector Detour AGOURA HILLS WB I-0 to NB I-40 Secondary Connector Detour NB -0 to SB I-40 Secondary Connector Detour TOPANGA ENCINO 40 SANTA MONICA 0 SHERMAN BEVERLY HILLS 90 CULVER CITY LAX WEST HOLLYWOOD INGLEWOOD TORRANCE 0 GARDENA GLENDALE LOS ANGELES SOUTH GATE WILLOWBROOK COMPTON LONG BEACH 20 PASADENA EAST DOWNEY 0 LAKEWOOD 40 COUNTY ROSEMEAD 0 EL MONTE WHITTIER 9 20 CYPRESS LA MIRADA COVINA ROWLAND HEIGHTS ORANGE COUNTY FULLERTON GARDEN GROVE ANAHEIM 7 7 SANTA ANA 0 ORANGE Direction of travel IRVINE

6 I-40 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project Attachment 3B REGIONAL ALTERNATE ROUTES SANTA PAULA MOORPARK 8 SIMI VALLEY 8 20 SAN FERNANDO 20 LEGEND CAMARILLO VENTURA COUNTY THOAND Kanan Rd MALIBU DRAFT PRELIMINARY Alt : Orange County/San Diego Route I-, CA 7, I-20, CA 8 Alt 2: Long Beach Route I-, I-20, CA 8 Alt 3: Port of Long Beach Route I-70, I-0, I-, CA 8 Alt 4: South Bay Route/Port of Los Angeles Route I-0, CA 9, I-70, I-0, I-, CA 34, 0 Alt : LAX/Beach Cities Route I-0, CA 9, I-70, I-0, I-, CA 34, 0 Alt 6N: Santa Monica/Malibu Route CA, CA, CA 8 Alt 6S: Santa Monica/Malibu Route CA, I-0 Kanan Rd AGOURA HILLS Las Virgenes Rd TOPANGA ENCINO SANTA MONICA Alt 7N: Santa Barbara Route 0, CA, CA 8, I-20, CA 2, I-, CA 0, I-0 Alt 7S: Santa Barbara Route 0, CA, CA, I-0 Alt 8: San Fernando Valley/Central Valley Route I-/CA 8, I-20, CA 2, I-, CA 0, I-0, I-0 Topanga Canyon Rd Alt 9N: East Suburbs/Inland Empire Route I-20, CA 8 Alt 9S: East Suburbs/Inland Empire Route CA, I-, I-0 Direction of travel SHERMAN BEVERLY HILLS CULVER CITY LAX WEST HOLLYWOOD 0 0 GARDENA 0 INGLEWOOD TORRANCE BURBANK 0 0 GLENDALE LOS ANGELES SOUTH GATE WILLOWBROOK COMPTON 0 70 LONG BEACH 20 PASADENA EAST DOWNEY 0 LAKEWOOD 40 COUNTY ROSEMEAD EL MONTE WHITTIER CYPRESS LA MIRADA ORANGE COUNTY FULLERTON GARDEN GROVE COVINA ROWLAND HEIGHTS ANAHEIM 7 7 SANTA ANA ORANGE IRVINE Last Revision:.26.20