405 Lane Closures Planned as Construction Continues

Moorpark residents planning trips into the Los Angeles area might want to take notice that 405 freeway closures have been scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.

Los Angeles Metro has issued the following information about the closures:

Full directional freeway closures have been scheduled in order to further construct the falsework structure for the Mulholland Bridge. The falsework structure is designed to facilitate the reconstruction by providing temporary support to the bridge. The directional full freeway
closures will be from the 101 freeway to the Getty Center Dr. ramps, weather permitting.

Each night, ramps within the freeway closure limits may begin to close as early as 7:00 pm and freeway lanes will begin to close as early as 11:00 pm, leading up to the full directional freeway closure between 1:00 am and 6:00 am.

Scheduled closures

Mar. 23: Northbound I-405 freeway from Getty Center Drive to Ventura Blvd. (freeway lanes closures staring at 11:00 pm)

Mar. 24: Southbound I-405 freeway from the 101 freeway to Getty Center Dr.
(freeway lanes closures staring at 11:00 pm)

Sepulveda Blvd. will remain open during the nights of the full directional freeway closures and will be used as a detour route. Detour maps are available at www.metro.net/405. Emergency access will be maintained at all times. For a listing of daily closures and latest updates visit Metro's website.

About this notice: This information came from a press release sent directly to Patch. It may have been edited for clarity and brevity.