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More Overnight Closures Coming For 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills
The freeway detour for both the southbound and northbound closures on the 101 Freeway.
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All northbound lanes of the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills will be closed for five hours each weeknight starting Wednesday for continuing construction on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing.
Why it matters: The lanes will close at 12 a.m. Monday through Friday and reopen by 5 a.m. the next morning. Except on Saturdays, when they’re expected to reopen a bit later.
Why now: Crews will be placing girders, which are 103-foot-long boxes of reinforced concrete, to support the crossing’s horizontal reach over the northbound side.
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— Caltrans District 7 (@CaltransDist7) April 30, 2024
All lanes of southbound US-101 will be closed tonight (April 30) from Cheseboro Rd to Liberty Canyon Rd from 11pm- 4am This is the final night of southbound closures. Northbound full closures will begin tomorrow, Wednesday, May 1 from 11:59pm to 5am. pic.twitter.com/uh76Vht42G
The backstory: The southbound lanes were closed overnight for several weeks last month as crews installed 41 of the 82 total girders across that half of the freeway.
What's next: This construction is expected to wrap up by mid-May, according to the city of Agoura Hills.
Go deeper: Read more about the wildlife crossing construction and detours for drivers.
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