55-Hour Los Angeles Freeway Closure Starts Friday

PACOIMA, CA — A 55-hour freeway closure begins Friday night and is expected to cause traffic headaches throughout the weekend along the Foothill (210) Freeway and State Route 118.

Commuters are being advised to avoid the area. The San Fernando Valley closure will allow Caltrans crews to perform paving work, the agency announced.

The closure of the transition from the westbound 210 to the westbound SR-118 connector and nearby freeway lanes is expected to impact residents and local businesses near the freeway. Authorities warned of traffic delays, noise, vibrations and dust associated with the construction work.

The work is scheduled to begin at 10 p.m. Friday and stretch through 5 a.m. Monday.

Caltrans announced the following closures:

• the westbound 210 to the westbound SR-118 connector;
• one lane closed between the Osborne Street/Foothill Boulevard off-ramp and SR-118, and
• the westbound Paxton Street off-ramp.

Motorists were advised to expect delays and to consider alternate routes.

The work is part of a $135.5 million project replacing all lanes of the 210 with new pavement from Wheatland Avenue to the Golden State (5) Freeway. It is funded by the state's Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.

Overhead signage, traffic loop detectors, center median barriers and guard rails are also being upgraded.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.