Grinding and saw-cutting work is planned for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project March 5 through 12. Metro’s contractor will be shaving and leveling out the road pavement on the right-hand shoulder of the freeway between Getty Center Drive and Ventura Boulevard in phases. Some ramp and lane closures [continue reading]
In December, Metro postponed its call for volunteers to do an official bike study on the Valley’s Orange Line – the only bus rapid transit line in the county with its own dedicated bike path. Well, spring has arrived, and this study is now scheduled for the end of March. [continue reading]
I-405 restriping efforts, also referred to as traffic lane delineation, continue this week beginning Wednesday, March 3 for five nights, weather permitting. This work will be concentrated between National Boulevard and Skirball Center Drive. This segment of freeway work will require full freeway lane and ramp closures. Here’s the latest [continue reading]
Construction crews are beginning an important piece of work for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project to add a northbound carpool lane between the 10 and 101 freeways. They will be actually relocating Sepulveda Boulevard to the east to make way for the planned 10-mile carpool lane between the I-10 [continue reading]
I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project work notices keep coming in. Here’s the latest for some drainage system work starting tonight. Don’t forget, all work is subject to rains: Metro’s contractor is required to ensure that the drainage system along the freeway is clean and clear. Beginning the night of Friday, [continue reading]
Officials on Wednesday heralded a new day for bike-to-transit integration with the opening of two new BikeStations on transit lines, an innovative solution likely to be eyed very closely in other cities. Bikestation Claremont and BikeStation Covina, both located at stations on Metrolink’s San Bernardino Line, are fundamentally different than [continue reading]
BikeStation, originally funded for its first location in Long Beach in 1995 by Metro, has devised a new unattended but secure facility for storing bicycles, and will officially launch two new locations on the Metrolink San Bernardino Line on Feb. 24. Both locations will have 24-hour secure bike parking. Covina [continue reading]
Metro’s contractor is scheduled to resume restriping activities tonight as part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Widening Project. Work will take place between Moraga Dr. and Getty Center Dr. Here’s the latest details about freeway lane and ramp closures from the I-405 project web page: As part of the pre-construction [continue reading]
Due to ongoing rains, night-time construction activity, including full freeway segment closures scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled. Surface conditions will be too wet for restriping work. The contractor will likely proceed with work on the evening of Monday, January 25 from the I-10 Freeway to Santa Monica Blvd. [continue reading]
The Source last week reported slight delays on the Metro Blue Line due to a vehicular accident that damaged trackside signal equipment in Compton. Here’s a link to an earlier post about the incident. Repair work will not be done this upcoming weekend as initially reported. Metro Rail Operations says [continue reading]
