Major Overnight 405 Freeway Closure Planned

A major nighttime freeway closure is scheduled on the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass Monday night, Caltrans officials said.

Southbound 405 traffic from the San Fernando Valley into the Westside will be diverted late Monday night and Tuesday morning as major work is under way to build the second half of the Mulholland Drive bridge, Metro officials said.

Onramps and transition roads to the southbound 405 in the south end of the Valley will start closing at 7 p.m. Monday. Freeway lanes will begin to shut down at 10 p.m., and all 405 southbound traffic will be blocked at the Ventura (101) Freeway as of midnight Monday night.

The freeway is to reopen by 5 a.m. Tuesday, though the entire project may be postponed in case of rain.

What to expect:

• Southbound "old" Sepulveda Boulevard will be kept open for traffic, Metro officials said. Detour maps are available at www.metro.net/405         
• Emergency access will be maintained at all times.
• For a listing of daily closures and latest updates visit our website at www.metro.net/405 or follow us on twitter: twitter.com/I_405 and Facebook at facebook.com/405project

Also on tap Monday on the 405 Freeway project in the Sepulveda Pass include for retaining wall excavation, as well as the start of month-long pile driving near Church Lane.

- City News Service contributed to this report.

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