Santa Clarita – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close the following lanes of the Golden State Freeway (I-5) and State Route 126 as part of a $24-million project to improve the I-5/126 Interchange, from Monday, February 28 through Saturday, March 5:

INTERSTATE 5:

·        Daily beginning Monday, February 28 through Friday, March 4, from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

–         One lane of southbound I-5 from Hasley Canyon Road to Rye Canyon Road

–         One lane of northbound I-5 from Rye Canyon Road to Hasley Canyon Road

·        From 11 p.m. Monday, February 28 to 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 1:

–         ALL LANES of southbound I-5 from Hasley Canyon Road to Rye Canyon Road

–         The Hasley Canyon Road on-ramp to southbound I-5

·        From 11 p.m. Wednesday, March 2 to 6 a.m. Thursday, March 3 :

–         ALL LANES of southbound I-5 from Hasley Canyon Road to Rye Canyon Road

–         The Hasley Canyon Road on-ramp to southbound I-5

·        From 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5:

–         ALL LANES of northbound I-5 from Magic Mountain Parkway to Hasley Canyon Road

STATE ROUTE 126:

·        Daily beginning Monday, February 28 through Friday, March 4, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.:

–     One lane of eastbound State Route 126 from Castaic Junction to I-5

–         One lane of westbound State Route 126 from I-5 to Castaic Junction

–         The eastbound State Route 126 connector to southbound I-5

–         The eastbound State Route 126 connector to northbound I-5

·        Overnight on Tuesday, March 1, Wednesday, March 2 and Thursday, March 3 from

11:59 p.m. to 6 a.m.: 

–     The eastbound State Route 126 connector to northbound I-5

Closures are weather permitting and subject to change.  Signs and detours will be posted to assist motorists.  Caltrans reminds motorists that traffic fines are doubled in freeway work zones, and to please SLOW FOR THE CONE ZONE.