Rain washes out I-5 Freeway closure for Wednesday night

La Mirada and Santa Fe Springs – Due to the rain that hit the Norwalk, La Mirada, Cerritos area on Wednesday, the California Department of Transportation has cancelled tonight planned closure of the northbound and southbound Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) between Valley View Avenue and the Carmenita Road.
A revised schedule now has this part of the freeway to be closed from Monday, April 16 through Thursday, April 19: 11:59 p.m. to 4 a.m.
The work involves placing concre

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te median barriers (K-rail) and re-striping the lanes as part of the $110 million I-5 Widening and Alondra Boulevard Bridge Project. Caltrans is constructing one carpool lane and one general purpose lane in each direction from North Fork Coyote Creek Bridge to Marquardt Avenue, reconstructing the Alondra Boulevard and North Fork Coyote Creek overcrossings, and realigning and upgrading adjacent frontage roads.
For more information on this project and other I-5 South Corridor Improvement Projects from the Los Angeles/Orange County line to I-605, the public can call the toll-free I-5 Hotline at (855) 454-6335 or visit www.I-5info.com