Week of September 18, 2016

FLORENCE AVENUE INTERCHANGE PROJECT

Crews have resumed pile driving activity along northbound I-5 at Florence Avenue. Work will be conducted weekdays, between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and will be ongoing intermittently for the next four to six weeks. Please be advised that this work may be loud and disruptive due to equipment noise, vibration and pounding related to pile driving activity. 

Crews are continuing daytime work on the cul-de-sacs along Dollison Drive in the City of Downey. This work will take place intermittently between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday for approximately two weeks. 

Work on the drainage system on Longworth Avenue has been postponed. Residents in the vicinity of this work will be notified once the new start date is scheduled. 

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 Monday through Friday between 6:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. and will be ongoing for the next one to two 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

Construction crews are clearing vegetation, forming retaining walls, and moving construction equipment along Spry Street and Arlee Avenue. This work will be conducted weekdays between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and will be ongoing for approximately three months. Residents are advised to take precautions to ensure pedestrian and roadway safety. Please be advised, work may be noisy due to construction equipment moving on- and off-site, truck back up alarms, and other construction related noise.

Crews will be placing new rock blanket at the following intersections:

• Adoree Street and Imperial Highway
• Kalnor Avenue and Imperial Highway
• Union Street and Paddison Avenue
• Imperial Highway and S. Frontage Road

Retaining wall work adjacent to northbound I-5, near Norwalk Boulevard, will be ongoing for the next four weeks. Work will be conducted during the day, Monday through Friday, between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Also, a concrete barrier will be installed on both northbound and southbound I-5, just south of the Orr and Day bridge by the Union Pacific railroad tracks.The contractor will also be placing block wall on northbound I-5 just south of Orr and Day Road.

As crews work on Imperial Highway, Norwalk Boulevard and Pioneer Boulevard bridges at I-5, one lane in each direction will be closed on each street (at I-5) during the daytime, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.

ROSECRANS AVENUE & BLOOMFIELD AVENUE BRIDGE PROJECT

Next week, crews will close N. Firestone Boulevard, between Rosecrans Avenue and Bloomfield Avenue/Markdale Avenue, intermittently between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., Monday, September 19 through Friday, September 23. These closures are needed as crews complete the construction of the new soundwall. 

Rosecrans Avenue will be closed to all through traffic (motorists and pedestrians) in both directions underneath I-5, nightly between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m., Monday, September 19 through Friday, September 23. These closures are needed as crews begin pouring columns and installing falsework on the Rosecrans Avenue bridge. These closures will continue weeknights, Monday through Friday, intermittently for the next two to four months. The closure area is shown on the map below in red; motorists will be directed to follow the detour routes highlighted in green.

Today, Friday, September 16 at 9 p.m. night crews will close the northbound I-5 Rosecrans Avenue off-ramp for approximately three to four months. This closure is needed as crews continue construction to widen the I-5 freeway; the ramp must be reconstructed and realigned in order to accommodate the newly widened freeway. The closure area is shown on the map below in red; motorists will be directed to exit Carmenita Road and turn right, then proceed straight on Carmenita Road to access Rosecrans Avenue. The detour route is highlighted in green. Detour signs will be posted to direct motorists. For additional information regarding these closures, please visit the project Google Map. 

Pile driving activity is underway adjacent to northbound I-5 near Rosecrans Avenue.This work will be conducted intermittently for the next several months, Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.  As this work is underway, flaggers will be on site to direct traffic, while crews transfer piles from the contractor's yard onto the construction site. While transferring piles, portions of Bloomfield Avenue, between Rosecrans Avenue and Markdale Avenue may be temporarily blocked during the daytime. 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. 

CARMENITA ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT

Beginning Monday, September 19 through Friday, September 23 nighttime lane reductions will take place at Carmenita Road on the northbound and southbound I-5 between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. These lane reductions are needed as crews remove k-rail and work on the soundwalls along the freeway. 

The northbound I-5 on-ramp at Carmenita Road will be closed nightly between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. Monday, September 19 through Friday, September 23. These closures are necessary as crews continue soundwall work and remove k-rail. Motorists will be directed to continue west on Carmenita Road, turn left onto Imperial Highway to access the northbound I-5 on-ramp. The closure area is shown below on the map in red; the detour route is highlighted in green. 

Crews are continuing sandblasting work on the sound wall along Firestone Boulevard.This work will take place weekdays, Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. and will be ongoing for approximately one to two months. While work is being done on the soundwall, there will be no through access to Firestone Boulevard between Shoemaker Avenue and Dinard Avenue. No through access signs will be placed in the vicinity to alert motorists of the closures. The closure areas are shown on the map below in red.

Finally, daytime work is ongoing behind k-rail in the center median to construct the new median barrier rail between Alondra Boulevard and Shoemaker Avenue on I-5.

Please visit the project Google map for detailed detour information regarding these closures.

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.