The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has scheduled two extended weekend freeway closures on the Long Beach Freeway (I-710) from the Artesia Freeway (State Route 91) to the Glenn Anderson Freeway
(I-105). The work is part of the Long Life Pavement Rehabilitation Project from the San Diego Freeway (I-405) to Firestone Boulevard. The next two extended weekend closures are scheduled as follows:
FULL FREEWAY CLOSURE: Northbound and southbound I-710 from SR-91 to I-105
Weekend 1:
Saturday, January 31, 2009, 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Sunday, February 1, 2009, 11:00 p.m. to Monday, February 2, 2009, 5:00 a.m.
Weekend 2:
Saturday, February 7, 2009, 12:01 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
Sunday, February 8, 2009, 11:00 p.m. to Monday, February 9, 2009, 5:00 a.m.
CLOSED ON-RAMPS:
Imperial Highway on-ramps to southbound I-710
Alondra Boulevard and Rosecrans Avenue on-ramps to northbound and southbound I-710
CLOSED FREEWAY CONNECTORS:
Eastbound and westbound SR-91 to northbound I-710
Eastbound and westbound I-105 to southbound I-710
Beginning Saturday at 7:00 a.m. until Sunday at 11:00 p.m., a reduced number of lanes will be available to motorists: two lanes for northbound traffic and three lanes for southbound traffic. Speeds will be reduced to 45 mph. Oversized loads are not permitted during these times due to narrower lane widths. To decrease delay time, motorists are advised to use alternate routes around the project area. All closures are weather permitting, as paving requires temperatures above 50 degrees and dry conditions.
The work involves rehabilitating aging pavement and providing the roadway with several decades of service life, improved pavement performance and a smoother ride for the traveling public. Roadway widening will occur where possible to provide standard lanes and shoulders, widening the Compton Creek bridge and Atlantic Avenue undercrossings, and overlaying nine miles of the existing pavement with 10″ inches of Long Life Asphalt Concrete.
More information on the Long Life Pavement Rehabilitation Project, closures, route and detour maps, is available on the Caltrans District 7 website at www.dot.ca.gov/dist07