The California Department of Transportation reports that from April 30 – May 3, 2021, and from May 7 – 10, 2021, in Burbank, Glendale and Los Angeles:
- Northbound I-5 will be reduced to only two lanes in Burbank between Alameda Avenue and Burbank Boulevard, and
- Multiple ramps and freeway connectors will be closed (see list below) in Burbank, Glendale and Los Angeles on Northbound I-5 and Westbound State Route 134 (SR-134, the Ventura Freeway)
- These closures will be from Friday, April 30, at 10 p.m. to Monday, May 3, at 6 a.m., and
- From Friday, May 7, at 10 p.m. to Monday, May 10, at 6 a.m.
- Ramp and connector closures may start before 10 p.m.
- All dates, times and locations are subject to change due to weather or operational issues
- I-5 lane and ramp closures will be only on Northbound I-5, none on Southbound I-5.
These closures will last for 55 hours, from Friday night to Monday morning.
These closures are required for crews to construct new concrete pavement on I-5 near Burbank Boulevard for the I-5 HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle, or carpool lanes) project.
The planned closures are as follows:
- Northbound I-5 will be narrowed to two lanes between Alameda Avenue and Burbank Boulevard in Burbank.
- The following ramps and connectors, listed from north to south, will be closed and detours will be posted:
- I-5 Burbank Boulevard off-ramp
- I-5 Orange Grove Avenue on-ramp
- I-5 Westbound Alameda Avenue on-ramp
- I-5 Eastbound Alameda Avenue on-ramp
- I-5 Westbound Western Avenue on-ramp
- I-5 Eastbound Western Avenue on-ramp
- I-5 Zoo Drive off-ramp
- Westbound SR-134 (Ventura Freeway) connector to Northbound I-5
- Westbound SR-134 Fairmont Avenue on-ramp
- Westbound SR-134 San Fernando Road on-ramp
- Colorado Street Freeway Extension Edenhurst Avenue on-ramp
Before and during these two weekend operations, signs will be posted to inform motorists about the scheduled closures. Drivers on Westbound SR-134 will be advised to continue west and take Northbound State Route 170 (the Hollywood Freeway) to Northbound I-5, bypassing the construction zone.
Motorists in the Burbank area who plan to go northbound on I-5 should enter the freeway at the new I-5 Empire Avenue interchange, which is north of the construction zone.
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