SIMI VALLEY : Construction of Freeway Safety Barricade Delayed
Construction of a temporary median divider on a stretch of the Simi Valley Freeway (118) where six people were killed in three accidents this year will be delayed until the end of the week, and possibly longer, Caltrans officials said Monday.
Transportation officials hope the concrete wall--which is to stretch five miles between Balboa Boulevard and DeSoto Avenue--will be in place by Thanksgiving. The original completion date had been set for next Friday.
Although Modern Alloys of Stanton has already begun putting up road signs as a prelude to installing the barrier, grading work that was scheduled to begin Monday has been postponed at least until Thursday, Caltrans spokeswoman Margie Tiritilli said.
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