Local News in Brief : Freeway Closing Opposed
Officials of Agoura Hills and Westlake Village said they will protest a Caltrans proposal to close a nine-mile stretch of the Ventura Freeway at night for several months next year to make repairs.
Closing the freeway for a $15-million repaving project would detour trucks and other traffic onto local streets, causing noise and safety problems, officials said. They suggested that Caltrans leave some lanes open each night.
The Caltrans project, designed to replace defective concrete, is planned for the Ventura Freeway between Las Virgenes Road and Hampshire Road--a stretch that runs between Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Officials of the Ventura County city of Thousand Oaks also are protesting the closure.
The work, which could take as long as six months, would be done between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., California Department of Transportation officials said.
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