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Skirball Bridge Demolition Closes 405 for 2 Weeks

Metro closes the 405 Freeway nightly for two weeks while crews demolish the southern portion of the Skirball Bridge.

Update: full 405 closures have been canceled for the remainder of the week and will continue as scheduled on Monday night.

Crews will begin preparing to demolish the south half of the Skirball Bridge Tuesday night, which will require closures of the 405 Freeway each night for two weeks, according to Metro.

Ramps in the construction zone will close as early as 7 p.m. and all closures will remain in effect until 6 a.m. each day.

  • The southbound lanes of the 405 will be closed between the 101 Freeway and Getty Center Drive beginning at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Wednesday and July 30.
  • The northbound lanes of the 405 between Getty Center Drive and Ventura Boulevard will closed starting at 10 p.m. on Thursday, Friday, July 31 and Aug. 1-3.
  • The Skirball Bridge will be closed nightly beginning at 10 p.m. on Monday through Aug. 3.

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Sean McCarthy July 24, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Your picture is not of the Skirball bridge but of Mulholland bridge.
Jared Morgan (Editor) July 24, 2012 at 06:51 pm
Sean, correct. Thanks. I've also been told that my writeup was confusing, so I added the press release from Metro which sets the closures up in a table.
Sean McCarthy July 24, 2012 at 07:01 pm
Excellent!
Linda Rubin July 25, 2012 at 02:23 am
"on Tuesday, Wednesday and July 30." What? When? Which Tuesday and Wednesday? How do I get home Tuesday tonight?
Jared Morgan (Editor) July 25, 2012 at 05:23 pm
Did you make in home alright, Linda?
Jared Morgan (Editor) July 26, 2012 at 08:43 pm
The full closures of the 405 have been canceled for the rest of this week. The above schedule will resume Monday night, according to Metro.
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