Metro Readies for Two 405 Closures Near Mulholland Bridge

By Matthew Sanderson

The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements contractor will continue removing falsework on the Mulholland Bridge in the Sepulveda Pass on Saturday nights over the next two weekends. Metro says this will require full directional freeway closures from Valley Vista Drive to Skirball Center Drive between the hours of 11 p.m. until 9 a.m. 

The closure schedule is as follows:  

• Saturday, Aug. 17: Full southbound freeway closure, from Valley Vista to Skirball, from 11 p.m. until 9 a.m. Northbound #1,2,3 lanes will be closed as a buffer. Closures start at 11 p.m. and last until 9 a.m.      
  
• Saturday, Aug. 24: Full northbound freeway closure, from Skirball to Valley Vista, from 11 p.m. until 9 a.m. Southbound HOV, #1 and 2 lanes will be closed as a buffer. Closures start at 11 p.m. and last until 9 a.m. 
  

Connector Ramp Closures

The US-101 connector ramps to the freeway will be closed as follows:     

• Aug. 17: 101 connector ramps closed to southbound I-405, 11 p.m. to 9 a.m.
• Aug. 24: 101 connector ramps closed to northbound I-405, 11 p.m. to 9 a.m.

What to Expect:

• Emergency vehicle access will be maintained.
• Pedestrians will be rerouted to a safe area outside of the construction zone.

Detour:

Sepulveda will be used as the detour route and no closures will take place on Sepulveda from Valley Vista to Church Lane. 

For additional project information or to obtain detour maps, visitwww.metro.net/405. For real-time traffic conditions, visit Caltrans web site at www.quickmap.dot.ca.gov.