November 14, 2008 Contact: Dave Sotero/Marc Littman Metro Media Relations 213.922.3007/922.2700 www.metro.net/pressroom

Metro to Detour Metro Orange Line Service Between Hazeltine And Burbank Boulevard as Repaving Progresses

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (Metro) contractor will be repaving a portion of the Metro Orange Line transitway between Hazeltine Avenue and Burbank Boulevard for approximately two to three weeks starting Monday, Nov. 17. Metro Orange Line buses will be detoured off the transitway and stops may be temporarily re-located during this time.

Metro is repaving portions of the roadway from Hazeltine Avenue to Woodman Avenue and from Oxnard Street to Burbank Boulevard to improve strength and durability of the transitway. These operations will require demolition of existing pavement, grinding, scraping, removal of material, placement of new material, compacting of soils and asphalt and re-striping of the transitway, pedestrian crossings and re-installation of traffic signal detector loops.

Metro Orange Line buses will be detoured off the transitway at Hazeltine Avenue. Metro Orange Line buses will travel eastbound and westbound through Hazeltine Avenue, Oxnard Street, Fulton Avenue, Chandler Boulevard, to Tujunga Avenue into the North Hollywood Station.

Work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Work schedules are subject to change.

During the course of this work, noise and vibration from pavement demolition, scraping and grinding can be expected, as well as trucks entering and leaving the site hauling soil, sand, gravel and hot asphalt.

Pedestrian and vehicular access will be maintained at all intersections throughout the course of the work. Because stops may be temporarily re-located, signage and information will be provided to bus patrons.

Since early October, Metro’s construction contractor has been repaving portions of the popular Metro Orange line to repair wear on some segments of asphalt and upgrade the transitway pavement to accommodate future traffic growth.

For more information, please call the Metro project hotline number 213-922-4444.

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