Nightly Closure of Western Boulevard, August 2-7

Repairs to the eastbound 440 structure over Western Boulevard will take place this week.  This will result in westbound Western Boulevard and the eastbound 440 to westbound Western Boulevard ramp to be closed nightly beginning August 2.  The closure will start at 8 p.m. and last throughout the night with the areas reopening at 6 a.m. the following morning.

The current estimate for the duration of this closure is 6 nights (8/2-8/7).

For this work, the detour routes are listed below.

  • Westbound Western Boulevard traffic will be detoured around the work zone via 
    • Eastbound 440 to Hillsborough Street and then back to Western Boulevard via Westbound 440.
  • Traffic looking to Exit Eastbound 440 to head Westbound on Western Boulevard will use the same detour
    • Eastbound 440 to Hillsborough Street and then back to Western via Westbound 440