After working around the clock during a 55-hour weekend closure, crews successfully completed a major traffic switch to open the newly reconstructed connector between the southbound San Diego Freeway (I-405) and the eastbound Garden Grove Freeway (SR-22).
The construction team opened the connector to motorists just before 5 a.m. Monday, July 29, marking a major milestone for the West County Connectors project.
With the new connector complete, crews will move forward to demolish the old structure during the third weekend in August, a major demolition activity that will require a full 20-hour closure of the I-405 freeway.
Crews will close portions of the eastbound SR-22, northbound I-405 and southbound I-405 freeways from approximately 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17 to approximately 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug.18, 2013. 
OCTA and the construction team developed an interactive Google map and list of recommended detours for these closures:
- The northbound I-405 freeway at Valley View St.
- The southbound I-405 freeway at the I-605 freeway junction
- The 7th St. / Eastbound SR-22 at the southbound I-405 freeway junction
For more information about the recommended detours during these closures, visit the West County Connectors project website at www.octa.net/BridgeDemo.
