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Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) Full Freeway Closures

August 15, 2014

Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) Full Freeway Closures
I-5 South Corridor Improvement Projects

Norwalk - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will conduct nightly, full directional freeway closures beginning Sunday, August 24 through Thursday August 28 from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m.  All closed lanes and on-ramps within these limits will reopen in time for the morning commute. The work involves installing falsework, the temporary wood structure, at the Silverbow Avenue Pedestrian Overcrossing. 

Southbound Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) Full Freeway Closures: 
• Nightly, Sunday, Aug 24; Mon, Aug 25; and Tues. Aug 26 from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m.  
Southbound I-5 between Norwalk/San Antonio Blvd. and Carmenita Road.

Northbound Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) Full Freeway Closures: 
• Nightly, Wednesday, Aug 27 and Thursday. Aug. 28 from 12:01 a.m. to 5 a.m.  
Northbound I-5 between Carmenita Road and Norwalk/San Antonio Blvd.

Other construction activities along the I-5 South Corridor: 

Openings! 
• Friday, August 15. - North Firestone Blvd., between LochNevis Ave. and Dinard Ave.  
• Early September - The new Alondra Boulevard Bridge.

Long-Term Ramp Closures: Southbound I-5 Rosecrans Avenue on-ramp and off-ramp will close on 
Sunday, August 24 at 10 p.m.  The closure is in effect for approximately nine months (through mid-2015). 

Local Street Closures:  
Rosecrans Ave @ I-5 Overcrossing closures:
Overnight, Full Closure of eastbound Rosecrans Ave. and one lane of westbound Rosecrans Ave.
• Monday Aug 18, from  9 p.m. to 5 a.m.  -  for stem and soffit work.
• Sunday, August 24, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.  - for striping and setting k-rail, concrete barriers.
Shoemaker Avenue at So. Firestone Blvd.
• Tuesday, Aug 19, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.  
Imperial Highway, between Pioneer Blvd. and Paddison Ave. 
• Nightly, Sunday, August 24 through Friday, August 29 from 10 p.m. to  6 a.m. 
Imperial Hwy will fully close in both directions.  Marked detours will route motorists around the closure using Pioneer, Firestone, and Norwalk boulevards.   

Other closures in effect:  
• Southbound I-5 Imperial Highway on-ramp. (Permanent closure)
• northbound I-5 Carmenita Road on-ramp.   (Long-term closure) This ramp is closed until mid-2016. Detour signs will direct motorists to use the northbound I-5 on-ramp at Rosecrans Ave.  
• Intersection of Alondra Blvd., Marquardt Ave. and So. Firestone Blvd is fully closed through early September. Upon completion of the work on the bridge and at this location, the Alondra Blvd Bridge will re-open to the public.  Construction is ongoing days, nights and weekends.  Marked detours use 166th St., Carmenita Rd, Alondra Blvd. and Firestone Blvd. 

The work is part of the $1.8 billion Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) South Corridor Improvement Projects to construct one carpool and one general purpose lane in each direction from the Los Angeles/Orange County line to Interstate 605.  The motoring public, residents and businesses are encouraged to sign-up for notification on street, lane and ramp closures by calling the toll-free I-5 South Corridor Improvement Projects information line (855) 454-6335 or by visiting www.I-5info.com



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