More work being done on the I-405 this weekend. Here’s the press release from Metro: The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements project contractor is anticipated to fully close a section of Sepulveda Boulevard between Valley Vista Boulevard and Sherman Oaks Avenue in Sherman Oaks during the weekend of June 14 – [continue reading]
Nice photo taken last week by Expo Line Fan of falsework being installed for the bridge that will take the Expo Line over Sepulveda Boulevard in West Los Angeles. Check out more of Expo Line Fan’s construction photos on his Flickr stream.
A bus rapid transit or light rail line along Van Nuys Boulevard are among the options recommended for further study in the Alternative Analysis released today by Metro for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project. The study considered more than 30 alternatives for improving transit in the eastern [continue reading]
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news on a rainy Friday afternoon. Here is the construction notice from the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project: ATTENTION RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS AND COMMUTTERS IN THE VICINITY OF SEPULVEDA BL BETWEEN MONTANA AV AND CHURCH LN/OVADA PL Roadway construction and the reduction of [continue reading]
Here’s a brand new release cautioning us about construction that could mean traffic backups on Sepulveda next week. If you can avoid Sepulveda, you probably would do well to. And it’s going to be closed at night, every night. So head for the 405 … or for the hills. In preparation [continue reading]
The latest round of community meetings began last night for the East San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor project, which aims to improve north-south transit in the area shown in the map above. Info on the remaining three meetings is here; the next meeting is Thursday night (Oct. 4) from 6 [continue reading]
Unified Command has just issued this statement: The 405 Closure Unified Command has received information that several large trucks have attempted to utilize Sepulveda Boulevard to bypass the freeway closure. This must not happen and could pose a hazard to emergency services through the Sepulveda pass. Effective immediately, law enforcement [continue reading]
The Measure R sales tax increase approved by voters in 2008 included three key projects for the San Fernando Valley: •The Orange Line busway extension from Canoga Park to the Chatsworth Metrolink station, which is under construction and scheduled for completion in 2012. •A transit project to connect the Westside [continue reading]
