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Closures
- CARMENITA ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT - May 7, 2017
- CARMENITA ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT - April 30, 2017
- CARMENITA ROAD INTERCHANGE PROJECT - April 23, 2017
Weekly Construction Updates
- I-5 NORTH Construction Advisory – SR-134 to Buena Vista Street, January 15-22, 2021
- Valley View Ave. Interchange Project - January 15, 2021 - January 22, 2021
- Florence Avenue Interchange Project - January 15, 2021 - January 22, 2021
- Burbank Blvd. Bridge Project - Gallery - January 2021
- Valley View Avenue - Gallery - January 6, 2021
Project Information
Improvements: Interchange modifications and frontage road modificationsSchedule: Construction began late 2011Completion: Late 2016Cost: $380 millionCarmenita-Road-Interchange-Fact-Sheet
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I-5 South Aesthetics Map
I-5 South Major Construction Activities map98Project Benefits
- Reducing Congestion
- Improving overall traffic circulation on the interchange and ramps
- Enhancing Safety
- Enhancing air quality
- Accommodating future projected traffic demands and capacity
- Revitalizing our I-5 community
Project Overview
The Santa Ana Freeway (I-5) Carmenita Road Interchange Project, in the cities of Santa Fe Springs and Norwalk will replace and reconstruct the existing two-lane overcrossing with a 10-lane (five lanes in each direction) structure. The project wil reconfigure the on- and off-ramps, and will realign the following frontage roads: Firestone Boulevard, Freeway Drive, Carmenita Road, Arctic Circle, Molette Street and Excelsior Drive.
The project will also widen I-5 from Alondra Boulevard to Shoemaker Avenue by adding one High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) or car pool lane, and one general purpose lane in each direction, as well as widen the shoulder and construct a median barrier. Thank you for your patience. For more information, please call toll-free (855) 454-6335.
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• New Carmenita Rd bridge opened all lanes to traffic June 18.
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• On Saturday morning, June 18 the new Carmenita Rd on- and off-ramp to northbound I-5 officially opened to traffic!
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• On Saturday morning, June 18 the new Carmenita Rd on- and off-ramp to northbound I-5 officially opened to traffic!
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• On Saturday morning, June 18 the new Carmenita Rd on- and off-ramp to northbound I-5 officially opened to traffic!
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• On Saturday morning, June 18 the new Carmenita Rd on- and off-ramp to northbound I-5 officially opened to traffic!
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• The Excelsior Dr/Carmenita Rd intersection reopened to traffic on June 18
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• The Excelsior Dr/Carmenita Rd intersection reopened to traffic on June 18
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• New Carmenita Rd bridge opened all lanes to traffic June 18.
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Old Carmenita Road Bridge, taken from atop the new bridge, set to open Friday morning, July 3.