210 Freeway To Close Overnight All This Week

PASADENA (CNS) - Get ready for nighttime gridlock on the Foothill (210) Freeway. The nightly closures start Monday night and will last through Saturday, according to Caltrans.

Portions of the Foothill (210) Freeway in Pasadena, La Crescenta and La Canada Flintridge will be closed as part of the 210 pavement rehabilitation project.

Residents and businesses located near the freeway are warned to expect to experience noise, vibrations and dust associated with the work, Caltrans officials said. Water trucks will be used to minimize dust during the work. Noise levels are not expected to exceed state and federal regulations.

As part of the project, the westbound Angeles Crest Highway (Loop) on- ramp and westbound Ocean View Boulevard off-ramp will be closed through August.

The following restrictions are planned from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. nightly through Saturday on the eastbound 210 Freeway:

• up to four lanes between Lowell Avenue to Mountain Street;
• eastbound 210 connector to southbound Glendale (2) Freeway; and
• eastbound 210 connector to southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway.

On the westbound freeway, the following restrictions are planned nightly from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.:

• up to 3 lanes between Mountain Street and Lowell Avenue;
• Gould Avenue, Walnut Street and Ocean View Boulevard on-ramps;
• Foothill Boulevard, La Crescenta Avenue and Lowell Avenue off-ramps;
• Mountain Street, Lincoln Avenue, Arroyo Boulevard, Berkshire Place, Angeles Crest Highway and
• Pennsylvania Avenue on- and off-ramps;
• westbound 210 Freeway connector to southbound 2 Freeway; and
• westbound 210 Freeway connector to southbound 710 Freeway.

Also from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m., the northbound 2 Freeway ramp to the eastbound 210 will be closed, along with the eastbound 134 Freeway connector to the westbound 210.

The northbound 2 Freeway connector to the westbound 210 Freeway will be closed from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.

On the northbound 710 Freeway, the Del Mar Boulevard on-ramp will be closed from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., while the California Boulevard on-ramp will be closed from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Signs will be in place to alert motorists of construction activities and closures. Motorists should anticipate delays, plan ahead and use alternate routes.

City News Service and Patch staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report. Photo: Patch Archive