The Metro Board of Directors last Thursday approved a $679 million life-of-project budget for the I-5 North County Enhancements Project. This project is designed to improve the operations and safety of the freeway corridor, improve the movement of freight and people, and accommodate expected growth between Santa Clarita and Castaic [continue reading]
UPDATE, AUG. 2021 — The project web page on metro.net is no longer active as the project seeks funding. The FEIS/R can be viewed at the links below. The Final [continue reading]
Late night and early morning travelers be advised: beginning tonight, Caltrans will be closing the Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) in Sante Fe Springs and Norwalk every night for the [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Caltrans; Metro is a funding partner on the project: The construction activities and closures listed below will occur during the week of July 20-25, 2014, as part of the I-5 Empire Project in Burbank, a series of freeway improvements between Magnolia Boulevard and Buena Vista Street. [continue reading]
This morning, Metro Board Director Ara Najarian and Deputy CEO Lindy Lee participated in groundbreaking ceremonies for the Empire Project which will enhance travel along Interstate 5 in Burbank. Metro is supplying $180 million of the total $355 million budget and improvements include a new carpool lane, building a new [continue reading]
Caltrans is advising motorists who plan on traveling northbound on the I-5 this weekend to avoid the area or expect significant delays due to full freeway, lane, ramp and connector closures. Here’s the full release from Caltrans: Caltrans is advising northbound Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) motorists from Orange County heading [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]
Heads up, motorists, Caltrans is closing sections of the I-5/I-10 interchange on Sunday, Oct 6 for maintenance. The closure will take place from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. Coincidentally, CicLAvia is on the same day, so why not use this another excuse to go car-free? Here’s the release from Caltrans: [continue reading]
The latest from Caltrans on the I-5 between Pico Canyon/Lyons and the SR-14: The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to implement the closures listed below as part of a project that is constructing a truck lane on southbound I-5 between Pico Canyon Road/Lyons Avenue and the Antelope Valley Freeway [continue reading]
A motorist advisory from Caltrans: WHAT: The southbound I-5 off-ramp to Quail Lake Road and the westbound SR-138 connector to southbound I-5 will close Friday, September 6, 2013, at 1 a.m. and reopen Monday, September 30, 2013, at 10 a.m. TRAFFIC IMPACTS: Motorists will be unable to exit southbound I-5 [continue reading]
