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Sepulveda Tunnel Near Culver City, LAX Closes for Inspection

Caltrans officials will be doing inspections of the tunnel both nights, beginning on the northbound side Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES, CA -- Anyone planning to drive through the Sepulveda Boulevard tunnel near Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday evening or Wednesday night may want to think twice, with lane closures planned to accommodate inspection work.

According to Los Angeles World Airports, Caltrans officials will be doing inspections of the tunnel both nights, beginning on the northbound side Tuesday. The work means two of the three northbound lanes of traffic will be blocked from 10 p.m. Tuesday until 5 a.m. Wednesday.

The inspection work will shift to the southbound side of the tunnel Wednesday night, meaning two of three southbound lanes will be closed from 10 p.m. Wednesday until 5 a.m. Thursday.

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Motorists were urged to use Century Boulevard or the 96th Street Bridge as an alternate route.

-- City News Service, photo courtesy of LAWA

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