Overnight Closure South 5 Freeway on Thursday April 14 at 10 PM

Foundation Work For New Pioneer Boulevard Bridge

NORWALK – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) plans to close all southbound lanes of Interstate 5 between Imperial Highway and San Antonio Drive/Norwalk Boulevard, and the Interstate 605 connectors to southbound Interstate 5 beginning Thursday, April 14 at 10 p.m. and ending Friday, April 15 at 6 a.m. The closure will allow crews to move 12 new concrete girders into place that will provide the structural foundation for the new Pioneer Boulevard bridge.

Detours are planned as follows:

• Southbound Interstate 5 – Exit at Imperial Highway off-ramp; continue south on Frontage Road to the on-ramp to southbound Interstate 5.

• Northbound Interstate 605 (To southbound Interstate 5) – Exit at Firestone Boulevard off-ramp; east on Firestone Boulevard; east on Imperial Highway; south on Frontage Road to the on-ramp to southbound Interstate 5. 

• Southbound Interstate 605 (To southbound Interstate 5) – Continue on southbound Interstate 605 and exit at Firestone Boulevard off-ramp; east on Firestone Boulevard; east on Imperial Highway; south on Frontage Road to the on-ramp to southbound Interstate 5.  

The Santa Ana Freeway (Interstate 5) High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV), Imperial Highway/ Pioneer Boulevard Project extends from Silverbow Avenue to Orr and Day Road in the city of Norwalk. The project will widen nearly two miles of I-5 to add one carpool lane, and one general purpose lane in each direction. Go to my5la.com and QuickMap for more information. Please see the attached detour map.

Caltrans advises motorists to “Be work Zone Alert.”