Valley View Ave. Interchange Project – March 24, 2023 – March 31 , 2023

 Construction on this project is 94% complete.

Milestone Timeline: 

• The first half of Valley View Ave. Bridge opened to traffic on October 7, 2019 with one lane in each direction. A second lane opened to traffic on the southbound side of the Valley View Avenue Bridge on September 18, 2020. A second lane opened to traffic on the northbound side on May 4, 2022.
• The new Valley View Ave. off ramp from southbound I-5 opened on September 19, 2020.  
• New S. Firestone connector ramp to southbound Valley View Ave. Bridge opened on February 28. 2021.
• N. Firestone Blvd. re-opened between Knott Ave. and Trojan Way on February 28, 2021. 
• New S. Firestone Blvd. running under the Valley View Ave. Bridge opened on July 13, 2020.
• New I-5 northbound HOV lane from Alondra Blvd. to the Orr & Day Rd. railroad overhead, south of Florence Avenue, opened on February 11, 2022. As of June 30, four all-purpose lanes plus one HOV lane are open from the Orange County line to south of Florence Ave.
• New I-5 southbound HOV lane from just south of the Florence Ave. Bridge in Santa Fe Springs to the Orange County line opened on Friday, April 8, 2022.
• In the southbound lanes of N. Firestone Blvd. at Valley View Ave. a second lane opened in spring of 2022.
• The new Valley View Avenue loop off ramp from northbound I-5 opened June 28. The old ramp is permanently closed and is being demolished. 
• As of Thursday, September 1, 2022, three lanes were open to traffic in each direction of the Valley View Avenue Bridge. 
• The new Valley View Avenue on ramp to southbound I-5 opened on Friday, September 2, 2022.
• The S. Firestone Blvd. ramp connecting to the west side of the Valley View Avenue Bridge opened on Friday, September 2, 2022.    

Still to complete:

• Shift northbound I-5 traffic lanes back to the right.
• Apply final thermoplastic striping and install loop detectors. 
• Improvement in the area between Gateway Drive and I-5 between the old northbound on and off ramps. 
• Complete access road that connects Arbor Place to other side of Valley View Avenue for local businesses. 
• Guardrail along off ramp. 
• Fencing along S. Firestone Boulevard. 

I-5 northbound overnight full freeway closures are scheduled next week between Artesia Boulevard and Carmenita Road to re-stripe and shift traffic lanes. The closures are subject to change and are scheduled as follows:

From 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. the nights of Monday, Mar. 27 & Tuesday, Mar, 28:

• Northbound I-5 all lanes closed from Artesia Boulevard to Carmenita Road on-ramp.
• Detour: westbound Artesia Boulevard to north Carmenita Road to I-5.
• Northbound Beach Blvd., Artesia Blvd. and Valley View Avenue on-ramps closed.
• Westbound State Route 91 connector to northbound I-5 closed.

From 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. the nights Wednesday, Mar. 29 and Thursday, Mar. 30:

• Northbound I-5 all lanes closed from Auto Center dr. to Artesia Blvd.
• Detour: left onto Auto Center Drive, right on Western Avenue, left on Artesia Boulevard to rejoin I-5.
• Northbound Beach Boulevard on-ramp closed.
• Westbound State Route 91 connector to northbound I-5 closed.

The northbound lanes will be shifted to the right (east) into their final configuration and in alignment with lanes on the Orange County side of the county line. This is part of the I-5 Valley View Ave. interchange reconstruction, which is part of the I-5 freeway widening project between I-605 and the Orange County line.            

Alternate route: westbound State Route 91 to northbound I-605 to northbound I-5. Watch for updates at: https://twitter.com/CaltransDist7  or https://twitter.com/My5LA . 

Rain prevented any substantial work progress this week. 

Workers graded and paved Arbor Place with final asphalt, removed temporary roadways under Valley View Avenue by Arbor and graded under the Valley View bridge by Arbor. Updated photos below:

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Workers have also been installing fence along South Firestone Boulevard and around the sand filter. Updated photos below:

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The contractor constructed metal beam guardrail along the Valley View Avenue off-ramp from northbound I-5. Photos below:

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Workers installed landscaping along the right shoulder of northbound I-5 approaching Valley View Avenue and along South Firestone Boulevard. Photos below:

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The contractor installed new guardrail and crash cushion on I-5 northbound between the mainlines and the Valley View Ave. off-ramp. Photos below: 

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Workers constructed rock blanket along the I-5 northbound mainlines and the new Valley View Avenue off ramp. Photos below:

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Workers installed fencing on top of the traffic barrier along I-5 north mainline lanes and the Valley View Avenue off ramp. Photos below:

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A crew removed excess dirt from around the northbound Valley View Avenue off ramp. Earlier a drainage crew excavated for Type B drain around the sand filter inside the loop off ramp, poured concrete in the drainage ditch and installed sand and 6″ pipes in the sand filter. Updated photos below:

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The contractor poured asphalt for lanes of the new Valley View Avenue off ramp from northbound I-5. Photos below:

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The contractor constructed forms and poured concrete for the traffic barrier along the final northbound I-5 lanes and removed forms from the completed sections. Photos below:

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Workers poured the final layer of concrete (jointed plain concrete pavement) for the new auxiliary lanes and gore point on northbound I-5. Photos below:

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The new Valley View Avenue on ramp to southbound I-5 is now open to traffic. Video of vehicles accessing the ramp below:

Aerial views of the Valley View Avenue Bridge interchange from Wednesday, August 31, 2022 below:

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Workers installed new traffic signals and restriped the Valley View Avenue Bridge the night of Tuesday, August 29 & Wednesday, August 30, 2022. As of Thursday, September 1, 2022 the Valley View Avenue Bridge over I-5 has three lanes open in each direction. Video & photos below: 

Worlkers pouring and leveling final layer of concrete (jointed plain concrete pavement) for the new auxiliary lane on northbound I-5 approaching the Valley View Avenue off ramp. Photos below:

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On Thursday, June 30 the final segment of new lanes between the Orange County line and Alondra Boulevard opened. There are now four all-purpose lanes plus one HOV lane open from the Orange Couny line to south of  the Florence Avenue Bridge near I-605. Photos below show traffic using new lanes during the day and at night:

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Construction of an Austin Vault sand filter is complete:

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At 5 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2022 the new HOV lane on southbound I-5 opened from just south of the Florence Ave. Bridge in Santa Fe Springs all the way to the Orange County line. This creates a total of five southbound lanes: four all-purpose lanes and one HOV lane. The lanes match those on the Orange County side of I-5. 

Map below:

Video & photos of vehicles using the new southbound I-5 HOV lane below:

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The contractor poured lean concrete base, the first of two layers of concrete for the new northbound I-5 freeway lanes. Photos below:

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At approximately 1:30 a.m. Friday, February 11, 2022 the I-5 northbound HOV lane was opened to traffic from Alondra Boulevard to the Orr & Day Road railroad overhead, south of Florence Avenue. There are now four northbound all-purpose lanes plus one HOV lane open within those parameters. There are still three lanes from the Orange County line to Alondra Boulevard. 

The northbound HOV lane from the Orange County line to Alondra Boulevard remains closed as the contractor continues reconstruction of the Valley View Avenue interchange. 

Below is an aerial video view of the Valley View Ave. interchange construction site at I-5, prior to the final concrete pour on the S. Firestone Blvd. ramp (left).

Aerial video below shows ramp that will connect S. Firestone Blvd. to the Valley View Ave. Bridge while workers were installing rebar before final layer of concrete was poured: 

A different aerial view of ramp that will connect S. Firestone Blvd. to the Valley View Ave. Bridge, below: 

On Thursday, February 10, 2022 the final layer of concrete was poured on the deck of the ramp that will connect S. Firestone Boulevard to the Valley View Ave. Bridge. Photos before and during pour below:

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Workers poured the first layer of concrete and then removed wooden forms from the stem walls and soffit (deck underside) on the ramp that will connect S. Firestone Blvd. to the Valley View Ave. Bridge: Then they placed the forms horizontally across the stem walls as a base to lay the next layer of rebar. Photos below (in order of progress): 

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On northbound I-5 there are now four all-purpose traffic lanes plus one HOV (high occupancy vehicle) or carpool lane on I-5 from Alondra Boulevard to the Orr & Day Road railroad overhead south of the Florence Ave. Bridge. Then there are three all purpose lanes, plus two auxiliary lanes connecting to the northbound and southbound I-605. Under the I-605 Bridge, I-5  reverts to four all-purpose lanes, plus a fifth auxiliary lane connecting traffic from I-605 to I-5. Then it reduces again to four all-purpose lanes.