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Closure Of I-5 In Burbank and Glendale Starts This Weekend
The red area in the map indicates the portion of I-5 that will be closed from Apr. 25-27 for a bridge demolition. Courtesy of Caltrans
Not that most of us will be (or should be) zipping around freeways this weekend, but for those who do need to be on the road: A 36-hour closure of the I-5 Freeway in Glendale and Burbank starts this Saturday.
The closure begins at 2 p.m. Saturday through 2 a.m. Monday. It's part of a project to tear down and replace the Burbank Boulevard Bridge over the freeway.
All lanes of northbound I-5 will be closed at the 134 Freeway near Griffith Park, while the southbound I-5 will be closed at the 170 Freeway in Sun Valley.
Got weekend plans?
— 5 FWY LA County (@My5LA) April 23, 2020
Saturday April 25 at 2PM -
Northbound I-5 will be CLOSED at Route 134 and
Southbound I-5 will be CLOSED at Route 170
for 36 hours, due to bridge demolition in Burbank CA
I-5 will be open by 2AM Mon April 27. Info at https://t.co/xA5vA0m3BI pic.twitter.com/0A2o6yvPp2
When we last mentioned this closure was coming, in mid-March, we described it as being "reminiscent of 2011's 'Carmageddon.'" Times are, uh, a tad different now.
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