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TRAFFIC ADVISORY All Lanes Closed Southbound I-5 In Northern Los Angeles County on Saturday Night (April 1) and Sunday Night (April 2)

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State of California • Department of Transportation       

News Release

 

 

Date:        March 31, 2023

District:   7 – Los Angeles and Ventura counties

Contact:  Michael Comeaux

Phone:    (213) 500-5840

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – TRAFFIC ADVISORY

 

ALL LANES CLOSED on Southbound I-5 in Northern Los Angeles County on Saturday Night (April 1) and Sunday Night (April 2)

 

All Southbound Lanes Closed for Emergency Work at Landslide in Castaic

 

CASTAIC — The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) advises motorists that all lanes on Southbound Interstate 5 will be closed on Saturday night, April 1, and Sunday night, April 2, as crews work to limit damage from a landslide after a recent series of powerful storms and intense rainfall.

 

Southbound I-5 will be fully closed between Vista Del Lago Road and Templin Highway. Southbound traffic will detour east on State Route 138 and south on State Route 14 to Southbound I-5.

 

The Southbound I-5 Smokey Bear Road and Vista Del Lago Road off-ramps will stay open, but the southbound on-ramps will be closed at both locations.

 

The following schedule is subject to change due to weather or operational reasons. 

 

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, April 1-2:

Southbound I-5 will be closed from 10:00 p.m. Saturday to 8:00 a.m. Sunday.

 

Sunday Night and Monday Morning, April 2-3:

Southbound I-5 will be closed from 11:00 p.m. Sunday to 5:00 a.m. Monday if needed to complete the planned work.

 

Northbound I-5 is not involved in these weekend closures. Southbound I-5 will remain open south of Templin Highway.

 

Southbound I-5 has four lanes, which have been reduced to only two lanes where the landslide undermined the shoulder of the highway. This emergency project will control damage at the landslide, located at postmile 66.57 north of Templin Highway. Caltrans will construct permanent repairs in the future.

 

Caltrans strongly advises motorists to allow extra travel time and expect delays in both directions on I-5 in northern Los Angeles County due to multiple weather-related slides.

 

Motorists can check current highway closures at QuickMap.dot.ca.gov (the QuickMap app is available free for iPhone and Android devices) or by calling 1-800-427-7623.

 

Caltrans will post updates on Twitter at @CaltransDist7. Anyone without a Twitter account may view the information online at https://twitter.com/CaltransDist7

 

Caltrans reminds motorists to “Be Work Zone Alert” and “Slow for the Cone Zone.”

 

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