101 Freeway Lanes to Close Overnight for Wildlife Crossing Near Agoura Hills

Construction of a wildlife crossing will require overnight closures of the southbound 101 Freeway near Agoura Hills in northwest Los Angeles County, Caltrans announced this week. All southbound lanes from Chesebro Road to Liberty Canyon Road will close from 11 p.m. to 4 a.m. Monday through Friday, the agency said on X. The closures will last several weeks, but only one direction of the freeway will be completely closed at a time. All lanes in the opposite direction will remain open for traffic Crews installed the first girder and initial level of the crossing Tuesday. When completed, the crossing will be the largest of its kind in the world and a model for urban wildlife conservation, advocates said....