405 Freeway lanes to reopen Monday in Sepulveda Pass after weekend closures

Lanes on the 405 Freeway that were shut down in the Sepulveda Pass are scheduled to reopen at 5 a.m. Monday following weekend closures to accommodate Caltrans road improvements.

The closures -- begun at 10 p.m. Friday -- had originally been scheduled for two weeks ago, but were moved to this weekend as part of the $143.7 million, I-405 Pavement Rehabilitation Project between Van Nuys and Westwood. Caltrans did not give a reason for the change.

Three lanes in each direction were closed, along with occasional on- ramp closures that snarled traffic in the Westwood and West Los Angeles area, even on a weekend.

According to Caltrans, "Extended weekend lane closures will occur about every two weeks along various sections of I-405 for approximately 25 weekends."