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UPDATED: Tree Trimming on Beverly Glen Begins This Week

Traffic — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:16:16 +0000

Neighbors:

Most of the information below is accurate. Trimming should begin on Thursday, 4/19. Please abide by the No Parking signs or your car may be towed.

The Los Angeles Fire Department has hired a contractor to trim trees along Beverly Glen. The scheduled times and a description follows.

Your Traffic Committee Chair has discussed the impact on traffic and LAFD will be asking the contractor to do work on weekends on our side whenever possible, and not to set up in the morning until after 10 am, to avoid disrupting the morning commute. We believe they will make best efforts to keep traffic flowing when at all possible.

Trimming will be on the weekends starting at Valley Vista on 4/14 and moving up the hill and on week days starting at Parkwood/De Neve Park on 4/16 and moving up the hill. The Sherman Oaks trimming will be four successive weekends, and Beverly Glen four successive weeks, ending around May 15 (see note above about our having requested weekend trimming if possible).The contractor will keep two lanes of traffic moving whenever possible, but these lanes will be narrowed and the speeds greatly reduced. When needed, they will stop traffic entirely for up to 3 minutes at a time. No parking notices will be posted along sections of street before the crews come and although it is a last resort, vehicles will be towed to gain access to trees or to avoid damage to them during trimming. Morning trimming will be on the east side of the boulevard starting with equipment set-up at ~~7:00~~ ~~10:00 am~~ 7:00 am, then switching to the west side. Work will be done by 2:30 pm each day. Signs will be placed at Sunset and Mulholland for the duration of the project advising that traffic will be delayed.

The planned segments for work (approx 2 days each) are as follows:

1. Parkwood to Greendale
2. Greendale to Hollybrush
3. Hollybrush to Fernbush
4. Fernbush to Crater
5. Crater to Caribou
6. Caribou to Seabury
7. Seabury to Ravenwood
8. Ravenwood to Nicada
9. Nicada to Beverly Glen Circle
10. Beverly Glen Circle to Mulholland
11. Sunset to Parkwood (fit in as traffic allows)

The trimming will be raising canopy up to 14 feet and in some places bringing the canopy back in places. There will be lots of raising of small branches and removal of dead wood. There will also be trimming back of hedges and other thick vegetation that extends into the roadway (e.g., ficus hedges, bamboo, etc.). The Fire Department has made every effort to accommodate protected tree species (e.g., oaks and sycamores) while cleaning up hazardous situations such as dead wood and peeling bark on eucalyptus trees. Volunteers from Residents of Beverly Glen have been working very closely with the Brush Clearance Unit to protect our beautiful tree canopy where possible.

For more information about the project, please contact the LAFD Brush Clearance Unit: John Novela, 818-778-4927.

Mullholland Bridge Closures

Traffic — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:21:09 +0000

The Mulholland Bridge will be closed frequently for night time work between April 4, 2012 and August 4, 2012.

Metro and their contractors are working to relocate utilities associated with the improvements to the 405.

For more information, please visit Metro’s website, http://www.metro.net/projects/i-405/. This site is updated regularly with all closures listed.

You can also learn more by downloading this informational flyer:

Mulholland Bridge Closure Notice – Utilities Relocation

Be aware that the 405 Wilshire Blvd. on- and off-ramps will be closed for 30- to 90-day periods over the next several months. There are 8 on- and off-ramps and they will be closed in pairs. We will endeavor to bring you the most updated information possible, when available.

Thanks for driving courteously in the Glen!

405 Closure Schedule – 3/23-3/24

ROBGWebsite — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:20:25 +0000

Construction Notice: I-1405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project

Councilmember Paul Koretz and his staff would like to share with you the following construction updates regarding the Mulholland Bridge and the 1-405 San Diego Freeway provided by Metro:

ATTENTION RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN THE VICINITY OF THE MULHOLLAND BRIDGE AND THE I-405 SAN DIEGO FREEWAY

The contractor is scheduled to implement additional full directional freeway closures in order to further construct the falsework structure for the Mulholland Bridge. The falsework structure is designed to facilitate the reconstruction by providing temporary support to the bridge. The directional full freeway closures will be from the 101 freeway to the Getty Center Dr. ramps, weather permitting. Each night, ramps within the freeway closure limits may begin to close as early as 7:00 pm and freeway lanes will begin to close as early as 11:00 pm, leading up to the full directional freeway closure between 1:00 am and 6:00 am.

Anticipated closure schedule:

March 23 – Northbound I-405 freeway from Getty Center Drive to Ventura Blvd. (freeway lanes closures staring at 11:00 pm)

March 24 – Southbound I-405 freeway from the 101 freeway to Getty Center Dr. (freeway lanes closures staring at 11:00 pm)

What: Falsework construction to support the reconstruction of the Mulholland Bridge

When: Full directional freeway closures are anticipated to resume Friday, March 23, 2012, and occur for a total of approximately two nights, weather permitting. Each night, ramps within the freeway closures limits may begin to close as early as 7:00 pm and freeway lanes will begin to close as early as 11:00 pm, leading up to the full directional freeway closure beginning at 1:00 am.

Where: Between the Getty Center Dr. ramps to the 101 freeway

What to expect:

- Sepulveda Blvd. will remain open during the nights of the full directional freeway closures and will be used as a detour route. Detour maps are available at www.metro.net/405

- Emergency access will be maintained at all times

- For a listing of daily closures and latest updates visit our website at www.metro.net/405 or follow us on twitter: twitter.com/I_405 and Facebook at facebook.com/405project

LA Marathon Street Closure Information

Traffic — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:02:02 +0000

The LA Marathon is this Sunday, March 18th.

Please be aware of local road closures this Sunday morning (3/18) starting at midnight, and ending throughout the day due to the LA Marathon:

Street	Closed From	Closed To	Time Closed	Time Open
S Santa Monica Blvd	Rexford Dr	Sepulveda Blvd	5:00AM	1:00PM
Rodeo Dr	Santa Monica Blvd	Wilshire Blvd	5:00AM	1:00PM
Wilshire Blvd	Beverly Dr	Santa Monica Blvd	5:00AM	1:00PM
Santa Monica Blvd	Wilshire Blvd	Sawtelle Blvd	5:00AM	2:04PM
Sepulveda Blvd	S. Santa Monica Blvd	Wilshire Ave	5:00AM	2:04PM
Ohio Ave	Veteran Ave	Sawtelle Blvd	5:00AM	2:20PM
Sawtelle Blvd	Santa Monica Blvd	Dowlen Dr	5:00AM	2:20PM
Dowlen Dr	Bonsall Ave	Wadsworth Pl	5:00AM	2:20PM
Bonsall Ave	Dowlen Dr	Eisenhower Ave	5:00AM	2:20PM
Eisenhower Ave	Bonsall Ave	Bringham Ave	5:00AM	2:20PM
San Vicente Blvd	Wilshire Blvd	Ocean Ave	5:00AM	5:00PM
Ocean Ave	San Vicente Blvd	Pico Blvd	12:00AM	5:00PM
Beverly Glen Blvd	Wilshire Blvd	Santa Monica Blvd	5:00AM	1:50PM
Westwood Blvd	Wilshire Blvd	Santa Monica Blvd	5:00AM	2:05PM
Massachusetts Ave	Sepulveda Blvd	Cotner Ave	5:00AM	2:20PM
Barrington Ave	Montana Ave	Dorothy St	5:00AM	2:40PM
Montana Ave	Bringham Ave	Bundy Dr	5:00AM	2:55PM
Bundy Dr	Dunoon Ln	Montana Ave	5:00AM	2:55PM
26th St	La Mesa Way	Georgina Ave	5:00AM	2:55PM
Main St	Colorado Blvd	Olympic Dr	12 Midnight	4:00PM

For a complete list of road closures please see:

http://www.lamarathon.com/community/street-closures/

ROAD CLOSURE

ROBGWebsite — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 20:01:28 +0000

Apparently LA DWP has decided do close Beverly Glen again, without notice to us or our Councilman’s office. They expect to be done soon but who knows, so plan accordingly and stay tuned.

This time though, we can’t stay quiet, we ask all residents to call the following numbers and let DWP know how much of an inconvenience this is to our community. We know we may need Beverly Glen shut down to repair the road but let us know so we can let you all know so you can plan accordingly and for decency’s sake, not on a Friday!

All residents, call:

213.367.1063 – We think this is the Head of Water Service Division’s Office, Joe Castaranto (sp?), also call
1-800-DIAL-DWP, Customer Service

We were patient and understanding last time and impressed upon them through our strongest advocate, our Councilman’s office, to coordinate with us so we can get the word out. This time, they need to hear from us.

We’ll keep you posted as we hear more as well.

ROAD CLOSURE UPDATE

ROBGWebsite — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:46:36 +0000

Thanks to all residents for updates, seems Beverly Glen is open all the way through, I would still give yourselves time to get home, it is Friday after all.

We’ll monitor what work will need to be done and keep you all posted.

ROAD CLOSURE – Water Break Repaving

ROBGWebsite — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:56:23 +0000

As some know, looks like Beverly Glen is closed from Sunset to Nicada, information is scarce and fluid but make necessary plans to use Benedict Canyon if necessary, we will continue updating and have contacted the Councilman’s office who is contacting DWP, who is coordinating the work with a private contractor.

We are very upset about lack of coordinate with DWP and will communicate that effectively on behalf of all residents. For now, coordinate as best as you can and make plans for afternoon drives.

Stay tuned, updated will be posted as we know.

Water Main Break at Corfu Lane

Traffic — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:17:58 +0000

There’s been a water main break at No. Beverly Glen & Corfu Lane.

DWP is already working on this and Councilman Koretz’s office knows about it. Do not drive south on the Glen if you can avoid it (if you are north of Corfu) and the same goes for North, if you live south of Corfu). We will do our best to keep you updated on this problem.

Frustrated by 405 Construction?

Traffic — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:09:05 +0000

Then you should attend an upcoming community meeting on November 17, 2011:

Thursday, November 17, 2011
6:00pm – 8:00pm
Westwood Recreational Center – 1350 South Sepulveda Blvd, Room C

For more information, download this flyer: November 17, 2011 Metro Meeting.

IMPORTANT Traffic News for Beverly Glen Residents

Traffic — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:44:01 +0000

Beverly Glen Residents:

There will be a protest at the Hotel Bel-Air on FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14th, likely starting at 4 pm, but possibly earlier. Expect traffic on Sunset between Stone Canyon and Beverly Glen to be more difficult than usual during Friday rush hour.

Here’s the link to additional information from the Bel-Air Association.

Additionally, Beverly Glen will be completely closed between Ventura Blvd and Mulholland Blvd on Saturday, October 15th and Sunday, October 16th from 6 am to 6 pm for resurfacing. Expect additional delays around Mulholland as people will have to be diverted to the east and west.

Thanks for your patience with these issues. We will bring you additional information as soon as we access it.