State of California • Department of Transportation
NEWS RELEASE
Date: July 9, 2009
District: Los Angeles/Ventura
Contact: Judy Gish
Phone: (213) 897-3487
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LANE CLOSURES SCHEDULED FOR I-405 HOV PROJECT
LOS ANGELES – As part of the preliminary work for the northbound San Diego
Freeway (I-405) High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV, or carpool) lane from the
Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) to the Ventura Freeway (U.S. 101), the
following closures are planned from July 13 through July 17:
· 10 p.m. Monday, July 13 to 7 a.m. Friday, July 17, nightly, one lane
on northbound I-405 from Sunset Boulevard to U.S. 101;
· 10 p.m. Thursday, July 16 to 6 a.m. Friday, July 17, one lane on
northbound I-405 from I-10 to Wilshire Boulevard;
· 7 p.m. Thursday, July 16 to 6 a.m. Friday, July 17, one lane on
southbound I-405 from I-10 to Wilshire Boulevard.
Caltrans and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(Metro) are jointly implementing this $1 billion design/build project.
Contractor is Kiewit Pacific Company. When this project completes,
estimated in spring 2013, it will complete the HOV lane system on I-405 in
Los Angeles County, making it possible for motorists to ride in the carpool
lane in both directions from the San Fernando Valley to Orange County.
Judy Gish
Public Information Officer
California Department of Transportation
External Affairs Division
100 S. Main Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 897-3487
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