Here’s the press release from Caltrans: LONG BEACH- The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will demolish and reconstruct a damaged portion of the Temple Avenue Bridge. This will temporarily close the southbound I-405 on-ramp from eastbound Spring Street for the duration of this bridge rehabilitation construction work. Detours will be posted. [continue reading]
Waterford to Constitution Bikepath Closure Revised Notice The closure of the bike path that runs along the west side of the I-405 will be extended until Sunday, December 22, due to Los Angeles Department of Water and Power work on a valve in the area.
Attention all cyclists: the bike path along the west side of the southbound I-405 from Waterford St. to Constitution Ave. will be closed from Monday, Oct. 21 to Saturday, Nov. 30 due to construction of a drainage system at Waterford/Church. Construction will require excavation, saw cutting of the sidewalk and [continue reading]
Last night Metro Board Chair Diane DuBois — Councilmember for the City of Lakewood, a highway-dependent section of L.A.County — and Doug Failing, Metro Executive Director of Highway Projects answered phone and email questions from commuters all over L.A. County on Metro Live, a live TV call-in show that streamed simultaneously on [continue reading]
Here’s an opportunity to offer your opinions and ask questions of Metro officials. Metro will host a one-hour call-in TV show on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Called Metro Live, the show also will stream on the web at citytv.org. Discuss Metro’s on-going and future street [continue reading]
Here’s the video from the news conference officials held this morning to announce the the first extended, 90-day closures of key Wilshire on- and off-ramps to the I-405. The closures are scheduled to begin June 22. L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky took the opportunity to coin the closures “Ramp Jam.” [continue reading]
