Boo: Sunset Bridge Demolition to Cause Road Closures

Don't travel too far with your trick-or-treaters tonight.

According to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, contractors will begin demolishing the northern half of the Sunset Bridge on Oct. 31, causing road closures for 12 consecutive nights.

Metro expects work to begin at 9 a.m. Monday, with demolition expected between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Column and bent demolition is expected for Nov. 9 through Nov. 11, according to Metro.

A 12-month reconstruction period will follow the demolition, said Metro officials.

Full closures will be expected at the following locations:

Oct. 31-Nov. 2

Northbound 405 Freeway between Montana Avenue and Moraga Drive ramps:

• Traffic traveling north on the 405 Freeway will be detoured to the Montana Avenue off-ramp, to northbound Sepulveda Boulevard and then back onto the freeway via the Moraga Drive on-ramp.

Nov. 3-5

Southbound 405 Freeway between the southbound Church Lane on-ramp and the southbound Sunset Boulevard on-ramp:

• Traffic traveling south on the 405 Freeway will be detoured to the Sunset Boulevard off-ramp, to northbound Church Lane, to southbound Sepulveda Boulevard, to westbound Wilshire Boulevard, to the southbound 405 Freeway on-ramp.
• Oversized vehicles traveling south on the 405 Freeway will be detoured at Getty Center Drive, to southbound Sepulveda Boulevard, to westbound Wilshire Boulevard to the 405 Freeway on-ramp.

Nov. 6-8

Sepulveda Boulevard between Montana Avenue and Sepulveda Way:

• Traffic traveling north on Sepulveda Boulevard will be detoured to eastbound Montana Avenue, to northbound Veteran Avenue to westbound Sunset Boulevard to Sepulveda Way and then back to Sepulveda.
• Traffic traveling south on Sepulveda Boulevard will be detoured to eastbound Sepulveda Way, to Sunset Boulevard, to southbound Veteran Avenue to westbound Montana Avenue and back to Sepulveda.

Oct. 31-Nov.8

Sunset Boulevard between Gunston Drive and Thurston Avenue:

• Traffic traveling west on Sunset Boulevard will be detoured to Sepulveda Way, to northbound Sepulveda Boulevard, to southbound Church Lane and back to Sunset.
• Traffic traveling east on Sunset Boulevard will be detoured to northbound Church Lane, to southbound Sepulveda Boulevard, to eastbound Sepulveda Way and back to Sunset.

Ramp closures will begin as early as 7 p.m. and freeway lane closures will begin as early as 10 p.m. Street closures will be in effect from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Metro officials say Sepulveda Boulevard will not be closed when freeway closures are in effect.

Emergency responders will have access to the area.

The closures are subject to weather conditions. For the latest information, visit the Metro website.

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