405 Freeway plan will raze 2 homes
State transportation officials said Wednesday they would demolish two homes and create a controversial wildlife path on an expanded Skirball Center Drive bridge over the 405 Freeway as part of a project to widen the freeway through the Sepulveda Pass.
The $950-million project will add a northbound carpool lane on the east side of the freeway along Sepulveda Boulevard between Montana Avenue and Moraga Drive and between Getty Center Drive and the northbound Getty Center offramp.
To accommodate the project, Caltrans is purchasing six homes near the freeway. Two will be torn down and four will be resold after the construction, agency spokeswoman Judy Gish said.
Plans include $455,000 to widen the Skirball bridge by 5 feet to allow wildlife to cross the Sepulveda Pass without using the freeway.
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