“It is going to be a jam-packed freeway in that area,” Menjivar predicted. line that roughly follows the 10 Freeway. Or ditch the car and ride the L Line (formerly Gold Line) that runs from Azusa to Pasadena to Los Angeles, or the Metrolink San Bernardino-to-L.A. In addition, the following connectors roads and ramps will be closed: westbound 210 Freeway to southbound 605 Freeway connector northbound 605 Freeway to eastbound 210 Freeway connector westbound Irwindale Avenue onramps and the Mount Olive onramps in Duarte to the eastbound 210 Freeway.Ĭaltrans is asking folks not to drive on this part of the 210 during the five-day closure, or face long delays.ĭrivers can take the 10 or 60 freeways, instead. Huge bottlenecks are predicted both on westbound lanes as far back as Glendora and San Dimas, and on the eastbound flows in Pasadena, from the 134 Freeway in Glendale and possibly affecting the 210 Freeway in the east San Fernando Valley, officials said. Major delays are predicted along the 210 Freeway and surface streets due to the $30 million project. The 1.3-mile section of the busy freeway must be shut down for 126 straight hours to allow work crews to rebuild the westbound-lanes portion of the San Gabriel River Bridge, which whisks vehicles over the river as it emerges from the San Gabriel Mountains.

Motorists thinking of driving on the 210 Freeway in the east San Gabriel Valley next week should make other plans.Ĭaltrans and CHP delivered a travel alert on Thursday asking motorists to avoid the 210 Freeway between Irwindale Avenue and the 605 interchange, where all westbound lanes will be closed for five continuous days, from 11 p.m.

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