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Downey Police Department
Wednesday March 1st, 2017 :: 11:53 a.m. PST

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Florence Ave Nighttime Bridge Demolition at I-5 | Beginning Sunday, March 5th

On Sunday night, March 5 crews will begin two weeks of nighttime work to demolish half of the Florence Avenue Bridge at I-5. Northbound and Southbound I-5 will be closed between I-605 and Norwalk Boulevard, nightly beginning *Sunday, March 5 for approximately two weeks. Please be advised this work may be loud and disruptive due to construction equipment, concrete demolition, back-up alarms and other related activities.

Northbound I-5 will be closed between midnight and 5 a.m.
DETOUR (shown in green on the map below): Exit NB I-5 at Norwalk Blvd. off-ramp; west on Adoree St., west on Imperial Hwy., south on Hoxie Ave. to the NB I-605 on-ramp. Transition from NB I-605 back onto NB I-5.

Southbound I-5 will be closed between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
DETOUR (shown in blue on the map below): SB I-5 traffic will be directed onto SB I-605 and exit at Imperial Hwy., east on Imperial Hwy., south on SB Frontage Rd. to access the SB I-5 on-ramp.

In addition, Florence Avenue will be closed to all traffic in both directions, between Studebaker Road and Orr and Day Road, from 8 p.m. Sunday, March 5 to 5 a.m. Monday, March 6 and then nightly between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., beginning Monday, March 6 for approximately two weeks. Alternate route maps can be found below or on the project website.

Address/Location
Downey Police Department
10911 Brookshire Ave
Downey, CA 90241

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 562-861-0771

I-5 & Florence Ave
Los Angeles County, CA 90670

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