LOS ANGELES CITY TO CLOSE U.S. ROUTE 101 THIS WEEKEND IN DOWNTOWN L.A. TO DEMOLISH SECTION OF SIXTH STREET VIADUCT


LOS ANGELES CITY TO CLOSE U.S. ROUTE 101 THIS WEEKEND IN DOWNTOWN L.A. TO DEMOLISH SECTION OF SIXTH STREET VIADUCT

40-Hour Closure Starts 10 p.m. Friday February 5, 2016, through 2 p.m. Sunday Feb. 7

(Los Angeles, California – February 2, 2016) Travelers coming to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) from areas east of downtown Los Angeles are advised that the City of Los Angeles’ Bureau of Engineering will close U.S. Route 101 through downtown Los Angeles for 40 hours this weekend beginning 10 p.m. on Friday, February 5 through 2 p.m. on Sunday, February 7. The closure will allow a section of the Sixth Street Viaduct to be demolished. City officials are encouraging drivers to PLAN AHEAD, EXPECT DELAYS and to FOLLOW DETOUR SIGNS to alternative routes.

The 2.5-mile section of U.S. Route 101 will be closed from the Interstate 10/Interstate 101 split to the Interstate 5/Interstate 10/Interstate 101 interchange just east of downtown Los Angeles. Additionally, motorists travelling west on Route 60 from the Pomona area will not be able to access U.S. Route 101.

The 84-year-old Sixth Street Viaduct suffers from a chemical deterioration of the bridge’s concrete and needs to be replaced. Demolition of the entire viaduct is expected to take nine months. Construction of the new viaduct is scheduled to be completed late-2019.

Detour signs have been installed to assist motorists in finding alternative routes around the construction closure and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) are posting directional signs on area freeways.

Traffic detours will be in effect – SEE DETOUR MAP BELOW

When traveling northbound I-5 from the Orange County area approaching the 5/10/101 Interchange :

  • Exit to northbound I-101 closed
  • Exit to westbound I-10 open
  • Exit to northbound I-5 open
  • Primary Detour: northbound I-710 to westbound I-10
  • Secondary Detour: westbound I-10 to northbound I-110

When traveling westbound I-60 from the Pomona area approaching I-5/I-10/I-101 Interchange:

  • Exit to northbound I-101 closed
  • Exit to westbound I-10 open
  • Exit to northbound I-5 open
  • Primary Detour: northbound I-710 to westbound I-10
  • Secondary Detour: westbound I-10 to northbound I-110

When traveling southbound I-101 from the San Fernando Valley area approaching the I-10/I-101 Split:

  • Exit to southbound I-101 closed
  • Eastbound I-10 open
  • Primary Detour: southbound I-110 to eastbound I-10
  • Secondary Detour: eastbound I-10 to southbound I-710

I-101 Freeway On-Ramp closures:

  • Northbound I-101 6th Street - CLOSED
  • Northbound I-101 Euclid Avenue - CLOSED
  • Northbound I-101 Soto Street - CLOSED
  • Southbound I-101 Los Angeles Street - CLOSED
  • Southbound I-101 Commercial Street - CLOSED
  • Southbound I-101 Mission Road - CLOSED
  • Southbound I-101 4th Street - CLOSED

Off-ramp closures:

  • Southbound I-101 to Alameda Street – CLOSED
  • Southbound I-101 to Mission Road - CLOSED
  • Westbound I-60 to Soto Street – CLOSED
  • Northbound I-5 to Soto Street - CLOSED

The construction team is led by Skanska-Stacy and Witbeck. The project HOTLINE number is (213) 400-8398.

For more details on the closure, please visit: www.sixthstreetviaduct.org or follow the closure on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/sixtstreetbridge, Twitter: https://twitter.com/6thStViaduct, and Instagram: https://instagram.com/6thstviaduct.

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