Alondra Boulevard Intersection to Close Beginning Friday

Effective at 8 a.m. Friday through Feb. 14, Caltrans will fully close the Alondra Boulevard/Freeway Drive intersection. The intersection closure will minimize the impacts of construction and increase motorists, pedestrians and work crew safety, according to a press release.

Commuters are encouraged to use marked detours on Valley View Avenue, Artesia Boulevard and Carmenita Road and to allow extra time for travel. The work zone’s seven day work schedule will operate from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Among the project’s activities is the construction of a temporary I-5 northbound ramp at Freeway Drive slated to open mid-October. It will replace the permanently closed entrance at Alondra Boulevard until the new ramp is complete.

Other ongoing closures nearby include:

• Alondra Boulevard, between Freeway Drive and Marquardt Avenue, is closed until mid/late 2014;

• The northbound I-5 on-ramp at Alondra Boulevard is permanently closed; and

The project, commissioned by contractors C.C. Myers Inc. of Anaheim, will reconstruct and widen the Alondra Bridge from four lanes to a six-lane bridge and extend the bridge to accommodate a wider I-5. Overcrossings at Alondra Boulevard and North Fork Coyote Creek will be reconstructed along with upgrades to Alondra Boulevard. The project totals $110 million.

For more information, visit the website or call the hotline at (855) 454-6335.