PARTIAL CLOSURE OF SOUTHBOUND SEPULVEDA TUNNEL ANNOUNCED FROM 11 P.M. ON FRIDAY, MARCH 8 TO 10 A.M. ON SATURDAY, MARCH 9

(Los Angeles, California – March 7, 2013)  T he California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has notified Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) officials that the Number 3 lane (far right lane) of the southbound Sepulveda Tunnel near the airport will be closed from 11 p.m. on Friday, March 8, to 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 9.  Caltrans will repair two drain covers in this area and the lane closure will allow the cement to dry and harden.  Lane Numbers 1 and 2 will remain open during this time. 

In addition to this work, motorists are reminded of nightly lane restrictions in the Sepulveda Tunnel from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Friday, and from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.  This work is for the $3.5-million retrofit of all the lighting in the tunnel and is expected to be completed June 30, 2013.  This work is being performed by the City of Los Angeles Bureau of Street Lighting.