‘Cougar closures’ on the 101 Freeway at Agoura Hills will cause delays but bring hope for critters
Caltrans will be closing a portion of the 101 Freeway in the nights starting April 15 to make way for construction of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing at Agoura Hills; photographed on April 5, 2024. All lanes of the 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills will be closed overnight starting in mid-April and continuing for six to eight weeks to allow crews to complete a key stage in the construction of the $92 million Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing.
Construction continues on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Agoura Hills over the 101 Freeway on Thursday, August 3, 2023. FILE — Fernandeno Tataviam Band of Mission Indians member Alan Salazar gives a blessing during a first look of the construction on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing that will cross over the 101 freeway in Agoura Hills Tuesday, September 20, 2022. The bridge will enable wild animals such as cougars to avoid having to cross freeways. The overnight closures of all southbound lanes of the 101 between Chesebro Road and Liberty Canyon Road in Agoura Hills will start at 11:59 p.m.
Caltrans said the overnight closures allow crews to place 82 large concrete girders above the freeway lanes. Each girder weighs between 126 tons and 140 tons. They will reach from the center median to the shoulder of the freeway. Caltrans will be closing a portion of the 101 Freeway to make way for construction of the Wildlife Crossing. Motorists can bypass the work zone by staying on an all-freeway detour using State Routes 23 and 118 and Interstate 405.
The meeting will include representatives from Caltrans, city of Agoura Hills and the National Wildlife Federation, a leading supporter of the project.
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