Exploratory Work on Santa Monica Boulevard in Beverly Hills to Cause Rolling Lane Closures

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - In preparation for the North Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction project, the construction contractor will be performing additional exploratory work to verify and locate existing utilities under the roadway.

Beginning Mon. Oct. 10 and continuing for approximately one month, one traffic lane will be closed at a time to allow for this exploratory work.

Lane closures will be limited to one lane in one direction (eastbound or westbound) at a time. Work will occur Monday to Friday, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. and some weekends from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The North Santa Monica Boulevard Reconstruction project is scheduled to break ground in early 2017. The project will completely rebuild the roadway between Doheny Drive and Wilshire Boulevard.

The project design includes "green street" drainage, new decorative street lights, drought tolerant landscaping and widening a portion of the roadway on the south side between Canon Drive and Wilshire Boulevard.

--News release from the city of Beverly Hills. Photo via Shutterstock.