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The California Department of Transportation announces a long-term closure of the westbound State Route 118 (SR-118) Reseda Boulevard off-ramp in the Los Angeles community of Northridge for drainage work.

Crews will be closing the westbound SR-118 Reseda Boulevard off-ramp for up to six months beginning Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 9 p.m. The closure of the ramp will allow crews to conduct shoring work to replace a damaged drainage pipe with a new concrete reinforced pipe underneath the off-ramp. Crews will also repave the ramp once the drainage work is complete..

Motorists are advised to use the Balboa Boulevard or Tampa Avenue off-ramps as an alternate route to reach their destination All closures are weather permitting and subject to change. Drivers are encouraged to check traffic conditions before leaving to their destination.

The work is part of a $2.1 million project to replace a drainage pipe under the SR-118 Reseda Boulevard off-ramp, reconstruct embankments and landscaped areas, replace the irrigation system, and reconstruct the off-ramp.

Caltrans reminds drivers to be “Work Zone Alert” and to “Slow for the Cone Zone.”

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19 Comments

  1. Caroline Rodriguez says:

    It takes 6 months if that to build a house and this has been sinking did one year and u are now fixing it!!

    • SCVNews.com says:

      Correct. It’s not a house or a car. It costs a few thousand to build a car, a few hundred thousand to build a house. This job costs a couple of million. And it doesn’t take the state Legislature and the governor to approve the funding for you to build your house.

      • David Lasher says:

        It should NOT cost $2.1 million to replace a section of drainage pipe, fill and compact soil and repave a 75 foot section of road. They have NOT been on site for nearly 3 months. NO ONE has been seen there working since they blocked the off-ramp on April 21. They are going to wait to November to complete this when it should have been completed in 2-3 weeks. LADWP replaced a section of water main 15′ underground, replaced the dirt (in a hole the same size), and resurfaced in 4 days!

  2. Tom Ma says:

    How long is the closure?

  3. Brent says:

    So, it’s been 6 weeks and no progress…no sign of work being done. Just a 2 million dollar inconvenience. I’m so sick of California BS…and yes, I don’t like it, so I am leaving. Y

  4. TERESA says:

    I live in the area, and see no sign of work whatsoever!… getting off Balboa or Tampa takes a long time. I hope you start this project soon!! Come fall it will a lot worse than it is now.

  5. Hieronymus says:

    I support the above comments. I use this offramp and it’s frustrating seeing no work being done. I understand the need for infrastructure upgrades and maintenance, but this ain’t it. This is currently the “work” of bureaucrats who don’t give a poop about commuters. Let’s see some progress this summer, because come Fall when CSUN classes start again traffic at the Balboa and Tampa exits will be very ugly.

  6. Joe says:

    When can we expect it to open back up?

  7. Hector says:

    Can we get an update on this project? Like others have stated, no sign of work being done. For people who use this off ramp everyday, using the Balboa or Tampa off ramp is very frustrating. When will this work start and be completed.

  8. Dan says:

    And still No work has been done! Why the heck did they close the off-ramp in April. Once again CALtrans has no idea what they are doing.

  9. Shane Weidle says:

    This is uncalled for, no work has been started, and Caltrans doesn’t give a hoot about the people using this off-ramp. Someone needs to be fired.

  10. Tim Neymous says:

    It’s been 6 months and no progress has been made. Got to love caltrans workers. $2.1 million to inconvenience the public for months while they don’t get anything done.

  11. Karine Karapetyan says:

    Usually any construction work by city or Caltrans it is start end of the year just at the end of November and The month off December they will start working probably, we are sick of tired off it.

  12. Pat Skinner says:

    This sink hole has been there well before April. By April they already had the $2.1M from the state. 2 weeks to dig out the old pipe and replace it. Another 2 weeks to install rebar as necessary, 1 week to pour concrete and 1 week to let it cure. So far, I have only seen workers out there on 1 day. Your tax dollars at work.

  13. BJ Lucas says:

    So another web site with a schedule as to when it would be done said “End of 2022” Well here we are almost a full month into 2023, and every time I go by there is no one working on the project. I get it has been raining the past couple of weeks, but since this project began, I saw maybe 2 days of actual work being done.

  14. Su ham says:

    Use Tampa Ave or Balboa Blvd. Well Concert forntwo days at Northridge Univ has a new Performing Arts Convention Center. I was told arrive one hour ahead for will call. Well I think two joursis better esp with the wind and rain asbiaoeiea. This closure adds 40 more mins to your plan. Be rested so no one gets road rage yikes. . Yuen Su
    We don’t want summer salts at the alternate off ramps. Drove slow so the water splash don’t cause you to loose control. It takes only one foot of water to hydroplane. Plus have a set of.new torws and wiper blades. Be safe ams enjoy the ciainf Chinese Entourage. Amen

  15. Suzanne Hamilton says:

    Use Tampa Ave or Balboa Blvd. Well Concert forntwo days at Northridge Univ has a new Performing Arts Convention Center. I was told arrive one hour ahead for will call. Well I think two joursis better esp with the wind and rain asbiaoeiea. This closure adds 40 more mins to your plan. Be rested so no one gets road rage yikes. . Yuen Su
    We don’t want summer salts at the alternate off ramps. Drove slow so the water splash don’t cause you to loose control. It takes only one foot of water to hydroplane. Plus have a set of new tires and wiper blades. Be safe and enjoy the visiting Chinese dancers and acrobats
    . Amen Drive Safely!!
    😗🤔😘

  16. Joanna Fari says:

    How much longer before you finally reopen this exit?

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