Weekend-Long Closure Of LA County Freeway Begins Friday

LOS ANGELES, CA — Traffic is expected to be impacted on the 5 Freeway and nearby roads this month when construction will shut down parts of the interstate in the San Fernando Valley over an entire weekend.

The northbound freeway will be reduced to two lanes through the Burbank area all weekend beginning Friday, Feb. 20. It will be fully shut down to traffic overnight in that area. The 134 Freeway connector to the northbound freeway will also be closed the entire weekend, according to Caltrans.

This closure is the second of six 55-hour weekend-long closures planned through spring 2026 as part of a paving project. The next closure is planned for Feb. 27-March 2.

Here's a detailed breakdown of the planned closure:

From 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20 through 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23:

• Up to four lanes of the northbound 5 will be shut down between Empire Avenue/San Fernando Boulevard and Buena Vista Street .
• The ramp connecting the westbound 134 to the northbound 5 will be closed.
• The westbound 134 on-ramp at San Fernando Road/Fairmont Ave will be closed.
• The northbound 5 on-ramp at Burbank Boulevard will be closed.
• The northbound 5 on- and off-ramps at Empire Avenue/San Fernando Boulevard will be closed.
• The northbound 5 on- and off-ramps at Buena Vista Street will be closed.

From 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 21 and from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Monday, Feb. 23:

• The northbound 5 will be fully closed to all traffic between Empire Avenue/San Fernando Boulevard and Buena Vista Street.
• The ramp connecting the westbound 134 to the northbound 5 will be closed.
• The northbound 5 on-ramp at Burbank Boulevard will be closed.
• The northbound 5 on- and off-ramps at Empire Avenue/San Fernando Boulevard will be closed.
• The northbound 5 on-ramps at westbound and eastbound Alameda Avenue will be closed.
• The northbound 5 on-ramp at Orange Grove Avenue will be closed.

Caltrans recommended the following alternative routes for those who need to travel farther north on the 5 Freeway past the construction area:

• Westbound 134 Freeway: travel south on San Fernando Road and west on Colorado Boulevard to the northbound 5 Freeway ramp, then to the westbound 134 Freeway.
• 2 Freeway: Motorists on the 2 Freeway will be directed to the westbound 134 to the northbound 170 Freeway.

The work is part of a rehabilitation project to replace damaged pavement on the 5 Freeway between Empire Avenue and Cohasset Street. The $23.2 million project is expected to be completed in summer 2027.

Another project on the 405 Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass involves similar weekend-long closures. Caltrans expects to schedule two of those closures monthly through the middle of the year.

The latest road conditions and closures are available on the Caltrans Quickmap