Politics & Government

Expo Work to Shut Down Busy Santa Monica Intersection

All lanes will remain open during the day at the busy intersection.

The intersection at Olympic and Cloverfield boulevards will close at night this month for roadwork in Santa Monica.

The closure is set for Monday, July 1 through Wednesday, July 31 from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., according to the city of Santa Monica.

The work is centered on the removal of a mold used for the cast-in-place concrete bridge over Olympic Boulevard. 

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The wood and steel mold was constructed by crews for the concrete bridge that will span over Cloverfield Boulevard for the 6.6-mile extension of the light rail from its current terminus in Culver City to downtown Santa Monica.

During the closure, the following detours will be in place:

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  • Northbound traffic on Cloverfield Boulevard will be detoured to 26th Street. 
  • Southbound traffic on Cloverfield Boulevard will be redirected at Olympic Boulevard to Centinela Avenue for freeway access.
  • Southbound traffic on Cloverfield Boulevard will be detoured at Colorado Avenue.
  • Eastbound and westbound Olympic Boulevard will remain open to traffic.
The $1.5 billion Expo Line extension is scheduled for completion in 2015. It will connect Santa Monica by rail to Downtown Los Angeles, Pasadena, San Fernando Valley, South Bay and Long Beach.

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