The closure will be in effect for all lanes in both directions near Burbank Boulevard beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 25 until 3 a.m. Monday, April 27, according to Caltrans.
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To prepare for the project, Burbank Boulevard between San Fernando Boulevard and Front Street will be closed in both directions to vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians starting at 12:01 a.m. March 14. The bridge is expected to reopen in 14 to 16 months.
The demolition will be done during a single weekend closure of the 5 Freeway for worker safety, maximum efficiency and greatest convenience to the public, as opposed to the alternative option of numerous nightly full freeway closures over a month or longer to achieve the same results, according to Caltrans.
"This will be the largest-scale freeway closure in Los Angeles County since September of 2012, when we closed I-405 in both directions in West Los Angeles,'' said Caltrans District 7 Director John Valinsky at a news conference Thursday morning.
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Valinsky was referring to the closures of 10-mile sections of the 405 Freeway during weekends in July 2011 and September 2012 that were dubbed "Carmageddon'' 1 and 2.
The project will necessitate a "long-term'' street closure in the area set to begin late next week.
The schedule is weather-permitting and subject to change. Detours and project updates can be found online at My5LA.com and on Twitter at @My5LA or, for those without a Twitter account, at twitter.com/My5LA.