With night one of a two-day storm quickly approaching, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 7 has announced the possibility of one to three inches  of snow in the Tejon Pass, raising the issue of possible road closures going out of Santa Clarita. With the potential for snow on the I-5 Tejon Pass, Caltrans has advised drivers to watch for ...

Caltrans officials are set to reduce the 5 Freeway north of Lake Hughes Road in Castaic to three lanes for seven months due to construction.  The construction project is set to go from April 1, 2024 through Oct. 31, 2024 to allow construction of a retaining wall and to upgrade a drainage culvert. In agreement with local governments, Caltrans will ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is set to use a helicopter to lift wire mesh to protect slopes near Golden Valley Road Tuesday. The highway project is set to take place south of Golden Valley Road in Santa Clarita beginning Tuesday, Feb. 27, according to Caltrans officials. People who live, work or travel in the area may hear and ...

The southbound 5 Freeway in Valencia has been re-opened after emergency repairs were made by crews with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). Early Tuesday morning, Caltrans officials closed the no. 1, 2 and 3 southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway between Highway 126 and Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia for emergency road repairs. said Eric Menjivar, a spokesperson for ...

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) are scheduled to fully close both directions of the 5 Freeway this weekend in Newhall. The 5 Freeway is set to be closed between the 14 Freeway to Calgrove Boulevard from 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 to 8 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, according to Officials. ...

Only one or two lanes of the 5 Freeway are expected to be open for traffic in Castaic Sunday through Thursday nights for the next two weeks. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) advises motorists that, starting Sunday night, Aug. 6 through Thursday, Aug. 17, some lanes in the 5 Freeway are expected to be closed at night Sundays through ...

The California Department of Transportation announced that Gloria Roberts has been appointed the new District 7 director.  Roberts has served as the acting District 7 director since 2022 overseeing the freeway and highway system in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.  “Gloria has been instrumental in driving cultural change to embrace people, engagement, and partnerships,” said Tony Tavares, Caltrans director. “Her ...

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) was awarded a $7.7 million federal grant for the development of the Southern California Mobility Wallet, a digital payment system. The federal “Advanced Transportation Technology and Innovation” (ATTAIN) grant was awarded to Caltrans to support an “innovative” way to revamp access to transportation through a “seamless” payment system. “We have to innovate and incorporate ...

Metro and Caltrans are advising drivers that one direction of the 5 Freeway is set to close at night time hours for two weeks. From the 14 Freeway to Calgrove Boulevard, workers are scheduled to remove temporary steel and wood framing structures from the Weldon Canyon Bridge.  This is set to result in a closure of one direction of the ...

CalTrans is advising drivers that all lanes of the southbound 5 Freeway are expected to close overnight this week as repairs are made to areas impacted by a landslide in April.  The closure is set to take place from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday this week Vista Del Lago and Templin highway. The stretch of freeway was ...