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By Mark Sabbatini
Signal Staff Writer long the completion of the detour
could be delayed if weather is
SANTA CLARITA- A series unfavorable.
of detours around the severed junc- Aftershocks from the earthquake
tion of Interstate 5 and the Antelope could also pose a problem, Shaw have been cleared or are close to Parkway, and southbound motor-
Valley Freeway that may be able to said. But he said a series of small being cleared at this time," he said. ists to exit at Valencia Boulevard
About 50 people arc removing
handle between half to two-thirds jolts Friday did not affect work, Continued from page A 1 15,000 yards of concrete and steel and take surface streets to Sierra
of normal traffic flow is expected to despite a small landslide that that repairs to the freeways will at Gavin Canyon to construct the Highway.
open next week, officials said blocked The Old Road. take at least a year. detour between I-5 and The Old Other alternatives· for motorists
Monday's · earthquake caused a
Friday. who normally take 1-5 or Highway
Traffic on I-5 will be rerouted several hundred foot long section of Completing the detour to I-5 is Road, according to CalTrans offi- 14 include Highway 126 to either
the most important task, since the
cials. The work is about 60 percent
onto The Old Road to go around a the southbound Highway 14 con- detour for Highway 14 has essen- completed. Highway 23 in Fillmore, or High-
stretch of the freeway that col- nector ramp to I-5 to collapse, tially been established, Shaw said. way 101 in Ventura, and Highway
lapsed during Monday's magnitude falling about 75 feet onto the 1-5 Improvements are also being 14 to Angeles Forest Highway in
6.6 earthquake, said Joe Shaw, a freeway below. In addition, a por- He said traffic will be diverted to made to The Old Road, as 75 Palmdale.
The Old Road between Calgrove
Caltrans spokesman. Commuters tion of I-5 collapsed onto The Old Boulevard and Weldon Canyon workers resurface, stripe and place Shaw is also urging commuters
on the A.V. Freeway (state High- Road about one mile north of the Road, but remain on 1-5 the rest of signs on the str.eet. That work is 20 to the Metrolink rail service, which
way 14) are being diverted to Sierra junction. percent completed. is running extra cars on all trains
Highway, with all four lanes of the The tremor left commuters from the drive - including the section The current main alternative for and has expanded the number of
where Highway 14 fell on the
road converted for southbound use, the Santa Clarita and Antelope freeway. those traveling on the I-5 require pickup stations and trains running.
and to the northbound truck lanes. valleys with Sierra Highway as the "Most of the areas where the northbound motorists to take the Information on Metrolink sche-
Shaw said Caltrans workers hope sole north/south route to Los Highway 14 truck lanes to San dules can be obtained by calling
to have the 1-5 detour completed by Angeles. Motorists have spent up to bridge fell down on the freeway Fernando Road to Magic Mountain (800) 371-LINK.
Tuesday, but weather could pose a four hours during the week waiting
to get through the bottlenecked
problem.
"There's a 40 percent chance of road.
rain this weekend, so we may not be Caltrans officials have estimated
ready," he said. See ROADS, page A8