Traffic Alert: 101 Freeway in downtown LA to be closed for 2 weekends due to construction

The City of Los Angeles announced the 101 Freeway downtown will be shut down for two weekends.

The closure is part of the city's ongoing construction of the $588 million Sixth Street Viaduct Replacement Project. 

The freeway will be shut down during the following dates:

  • Friday, October 22 at 10 p.m. to Sunday, October 24 at 3 p.m.
  • Thursday, November 4 at 10 p.m. to Saturday, November 6 at 3 p.m.

The City of Los Angeles explained in a press release that crews are assigned to remove the bridge falsework under the viaduct.

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