At long last, the northbound I-405 off-ramp at Sunset is ready to re-open, marking another 405 project milestone. This closure was the longest yet, clocking in at almost four months. The contractor had a ton of work to do to complete the ramp, which now has 60 percent more capacity [continue reading]
11/20/13 Update: Please note that the full directional closure of the southbound I-405 beginning midnight, Thursday, November 21, has been postponed due to rain. The new date and time is 2 a.m. to 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, November 24, 2013. Details are as follows: The southbound I-405 will be [continue reading]
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4wnld6opwQ&feature=youtu.be] And here is the video from last Thursday’s media event on the reopening of the last of the Wilshire-405 ramps. Please see this Source post for the news release on the ramps and more photos. The rebuilt ramps are part of the ongoing I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project.
Great news today with the final Wilshire ramp to the 405 reopening to traffic. While there is some minor work remaining on the ramps, motorists can now fully see the two benefits: more capacity on the ramps and, equally important, the ramps on both sides of the freeway separate traffic [continue reading]
The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Contractor reports that it conducted a successful operation last Saturday night/Sunday morning pouring the concrete deck for the south half of the new Skirball Center Drive Bridge in the Sepulveda Pass. The operation required both the northbound and southbound I-405 to be closed at different [continue reading]
The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project will be pouring the concrete deck for the new Skirball Drive Bridge in the Sepulveda Pass, work that will require the full closure of both directions of the I-405 in the area beginning this Saturday night, October 26. Southbound I-405: Lane closures start on [continue reading]
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Good news from the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project, which has successfully navigated through some considerable obstacles during construction of a 10-mile northbound HOV lane between the 10 and 101 freeways. Project managers now report that the project is officially 85 percent complete, with major milestones planned before the end [continue reading]
Reaching another milestone for the for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project, Metro, Caltrans and contractor Kiewit Infrastructure West have opened a brand new, longer and safer “flyover” ramp at the Wilshire/I-405 interchange in Westwood. The southbound I-405 offramp to eastbound Wilshire Boulevard officially was open for its very first [continue reading]
Your I-405 update for the weekend from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements contractor will be shifting K-rail, restriping six lanes of traffic and setting K-rail in the freeway median on the nights of Saturday, September 14, 2013, and Sunday September 15. This work will require a full closure of [continue reading]
