Portions of Sepulveda Boulevard on the Westside will be closed in connection with freeway construction, creating more traffic headaches for motorists trying to navigate the Sepulveda Pass.
According to Caltrans, the northbound boulevard will be closed periodically during the day and night for the next two months. The closures are needed as officials widen the 405 Freeway, adding carpool lanes.
The billion-dollar project is expected to cause some traffic delays throughout construction. Officials said the road needs to be closed so that overhead power lines can be buried.
The widening is expected to somewhat improve traffic flow and complete an effort to fully develop carpool lanes on the 405 from Orange County to the San Fernando Valley.
Some MTA bus routes will be detoured.
According to Caltrans, the closures begin at Montana Avenue and "will be on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and again weeknights from 9 p.m. to 6 o’clock the next morning. On Saturdays the northbound lanes will remain closed until 6 a.m., and will close again between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m."
— Shelby Grad
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