40-HOUR FULL CLOSURE OF 101 FREEWAY
Demolition of Sixth Street Viaduct Over Freeway
Friday, February 5, 2016 at 10:00 p.m. and ending
on Sunday, February 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.
Final Closure of Sixth Street Viaduct for Demolition
on Wednesday, January 27, 2016
The City of Los Angeles Bureau of Engineering has announced that US Rte 101 will be closed for 40 hours to enable safe demolition of a section of the Sixth Street Viaduct, located over the freeway. The viaduct will be closed to all traffic by end of January as part of the $445 million Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project.
WORK DESCRIPTION
- Demolition of the Sixth Street Viaduct will begin on the east side of the LA River, over US Rte 101
- For safety reasons, the freeway will be closed to thru traffic for 40 hours to facilitate demolition overhead.
Traffic detours will be as follows:
When traveling N/B 5 from the Orange County area approaching the 5/10/101 Interchange:
– Exit to N/B 101 closed
– Exit to W/B 10 open
– Exit to N/B 5 open
Primary Detour: N/B 710 to W/B 10
Secondary Detour: W/B 10 to N/B 110
When traveling W/B 60 from the Pomona area approaching 5/10/101 Interchange:
– Exit to N/B 101 closed
– Exit to W/B 10 open
– Exit to N/B 5 open
Primary Detour: N/B 710 to W/B 10
Secondary Detour: W/B 10 to N/B 110
When traveling S/B 101 from the San Fernando Valley area approaching the 10/101 Split:
– Exit to S/B 101 closed
– E/B 10 open
Primary Detour: S/B 110 to E/B 10
Secondary Detour: E/B 10 to S/B 710
101 Freeway On-Ramp closures will be as follows:
NB 6th Street/ Whittier Blvd on-ramp CLOSED
NB Euclid Street on-ramp CLOSED
NB Soto Street to 101 Freeway CLOSED
SB Commercial Street on-ramp CLOSED
SB Mission Street on-ramp CLOSED
SB 4th Street on-ramp CLOSED
The project HOTLINE number is 213-400-8398.
For more detailed information on the closure, please go to www.sixthstreetviaduct.org
