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I-5 Corridor Improvements Between Orange County Line to the I-605
July 1, 2016
Week of July 3, 2016 |
HOLIDAY CLOSURE SCHEDULE: In observance of the Fourth of July holiday, there will be no closures scheduled Friday, July 1 through Monday, July 4. |
FLORENCE AVENUE INTERCHANGE PROJECT Work on the drainage system on Longworth Avenue has been postponed a few weeks. Residents in the vicinity of this work will be notified once the new start date is scheduled. The work will include excavating asphalt to dig a trench, installing a new drainage pipe, backfilling the area and placing temporary asphalt. Resident's driveways along the north side of Longworth Avenue may be temporarily impacted for one day while this work is completed; additional information will be provided once the work is scheduled. The most recent pile driving activity adjacent to the Florence Avenue interchange along northbound I-5, just south of the Florence Avenue bridge, has been temporarily completed. Crews also completed the most recent operation driving test piles along the southbound I-5 Florence Avenue on-ramp. Crews are working to form soundwalls along northbound and southbound I-5. Roadway excavation is underway behind k-rail and the construction fencing, along Mondon Avenue between Cecilia Street and Buell Street. Over the next few weeks crews will be pouring concrete for the new soundwall adjacent to southbound I-5. This work will be conducted weekdays (Monday through Friday) between 6:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. and will be ongoing for approximately the next two to three weeks. Finally, work is ongoing on the Orr and Day railroad bridge, which runs perpendicular to I-5, underneath the freeway, south of Florence Avenue. IMPERIAL HIGHWAY& PIONEER BOULEVARD PROJECT Adoree Street and Frontage Road, have both been opened to through traffic between Imperial Highway and Norwalk Boulevard. ROSECRANS AVENUE & BLOOMFIELD AVENUE BRIDGE PROJECT The traffic shift and ramp closure were both completed in preparation for the upcoming demolition of the old Rosecrans Avenue bridge, which is scheduled to begin the week of July 11. This work will be conducted at nighttime and will require a full closure of Rosecrans Avenue (to motorists and pedestrians) in both directions underneath I-5, nightly between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., Monday, July 11 through Friday, July 15. In addition, the northbound I-5 off-ramp at Rosecrans Avenue will also be closed during this time, as well as N. Firestone Boulevard, between Rosecrans Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue / Markdale Avenue. Changeable message signs will be placed in the field in advance of these closures to notify motorists and residents adjacent to this work will be notified in advance as well. The closure areas are shown on the map below in red; motorists will be directed to follow the detour routes highlighted in green.
Finally, the week of July 18 crews will begin approximately two to three months of pile driving activity adjacent to the northbound I-5, from the northbound I-5 Rosecrans Avenue off-ramp to just south of the Silverbow Avenue pedestrian overcrossing. This work will be conducted weekdays (Monday through Friday), between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Pile driving activity is needed as crews construct structure foundations for the new retaining walls and soundwalls in the project area. Please be advised this work may be loud and disruptive due to equipment noise, vibration and pounding related to pile driving activity. Additional information will be provided as this work nears. CARMENITA ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT The weekend of July 15-17, crews will complete a traffic shift along southbound I-5, to realign traffic from the center lanes, to the newly completed outside lanes of the freeway mainline. In addition to this traffic shift, the southbound I-5 Carmenita Road off-ramp will open to traffic, and South Firestone Boulevard will be realigned to its permanent configuration. The new southbound I-5 Carmenita Road on-ramp may also open as early as July 18, but this is still tentative.
The temporary southbound I-5 on-ramp at Carmenita Road has closed permanently and the new on-ramp is expected to open later this year. In the interim, motorists will be directed to continue on Firestone Boulevard, turn left on Alondra Boulevard, then turn right on Valley View Avenue to access the southbound I-5 on-ramp. For detailed closure information, including recommended detour routes, please visit the project Google map. DISCLAIMER: Due to the dynamic nature of construction, please note that all dates and times are subject to change due to unforeseen operational factors or inclement weather. |