Multiple lanes on the westbound Pomona (60) Freeway will be shut down Friday evening and will remain closed until Monday morning in Jurupa Valley for the ongoing “60 Swarm.”
For the second consecutive weekend, all but two lanes on the five-lane westbound 60 will be taken out of service between Country Village Road and Etiwanda Avenue, a roughly half-mile stretch, beginning at 10 p.m., according to Caltrans.
Agency spokeswoman Terri Kasinga said the lane closures are necessary for crews to expedite pavement replacement work.
The westbound HOV and No. 1 lanes will remain available during the 55-hour closure, which is scheduled to end at about 5 a.m. Monday.
The 60 Swarm got underway in July 2019, and since then lane shutdowns have been a regular occurrence from Chino to the 60/91/215 interchange in downtown Riverside.
Freeway entrance and exit ramps in the construction zone will be intermittently closed during the overnight hours as well, officials said.
The work, which has resulted in traffic backups spanning several miles even in the middle of the night, is a central part the project, which altogether covers a 20-mile area.
The other part of the 60 Swarm comprises bridge replacements, costing $23 million. The Benson Avenue, Monte Vista Avenue and Pipeline Avenue overcrossings in Chino are being replaced with new spans. Alternating east- and westbound lane closures for the bridge work started a year ago.
Most of the overnight lane closures related to the bridge replacements are occurring between Ramona Avenue and Reservoir Street in Chino.