I-710 Long Life Pavement Rehabilitation Project - Project Update

From just south of Firestone Boulevard to the Glenn Anderson Freeway (I-105)


The extended weekend closures begin on Friday night with a six-hour FULL FREEWAY CLOSURE to install moveable median barriers. When the freeway re-opens to traffic on Saturday at 6 a.m., the median barriers will guide all motorists to shift to the northbound side of the freeway so that Sully-Miller Contracting Co. can work safely on the southbound side of I-710 throughout the weekend using a reduced number of available free­way lanes. Then, on Sunday at 11 p.m., another FULL FREEWAY CLOSURE begins to remove the temporary moveable median barrier for the Monday morning commute.

  • A series of eight to ten consecutive extended weekend closures (53 hours) beginning on Friday at 11:45 p.m. until Monday at 5 a.m. are scheduled for mid-August to mid-October.

  • During the first four weekends (August/September), construction will occur in the southbound lanes; and during the last four weekends (September/October) weekends, construction crews will move into the northbound lanes.

  • No roadwork will take place during the Labor Day Holiday Weekend from September 3 - 6, 2010

  • The number of available freeway lanes will be reduced: two lanes for northbound travel and three southbound lanes.

  • A reduced 45 mph speed limit will be posted and enforced in the I-710 construction zone.

  • Oversized loads are not permitted during the extended weekend closures due to narrower lane widths.

DELAYS: Motorists can expect delays and are advised to use alternate routes.

DETOURS: Alternate route signs will be posted. Over 36 Portable Changeable Message Signs will be in place on freeways and city streets to direct motorists around the construction zone.
I-710 Caltrans Closure MapI-710 Caltrans Closure Map

SCHEDULE CHANGES: The scheduled closures are weather permitting, as paving requires overnight tempera­tures above 50 degrees and dry weather.

WEEKNIGHT LANE CLOSURES - will take place as needed between August and October.


PROJECT DETAILS

Sully-Miller Contracting Co, is working for Caltrans District 7 to rehabilitate the Long Beach Freeway (I-710) pavement in both directions from the Glenn Anderson Freeway (I-105) to Firestone Boulevard. Caltran's Long Life Pavement strategy will require less maintenance in the future, thereby minimizing traffic delays, costs and impacts on surrounding communities and the environment.

The work involves rehabilitating aging pavement and providing the roadway with several decades of service life, improved pavement performance and a quieter, smoother ride for the traveling public. The existing pavement will be overlayed with 10½ inches of Long Life Asphalt Concrete. This work requires cracking the pavement, then reusing it as a strong foundation base, followed with an Asphalt Concrete (AC) overlay. Traffic manage­ment equipment such as fiber optic cables, ramp meters, Closed Circuit TV and Changeable Message Signs will be installed for monitoring traffic. Safety enhancements include a heightened concrete median barrier to reduce headlight glare, drainage improvements, upgraded lighting and sign illumination systems, on-ramp and off-ramp improvements and maintenance features.


PROJECT STATUS (Firestone Boulevard to I-105):

  • As of August 1, 2010, the project is nearly 55% complete.

  • The concrete median barrier installation is complete.

  • The majority of the project consists of the mainline roadway pavement work that will occur from August to October 2010 during eight extended weekend closures.

For more information, visit Caltrans site.

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