On Friday, December 7th, 2007, a motorist struck a traffic signal along westbound Soledad Canyon Road knocking it down into the roadway. The incident occurred adjacent to the Golden Valley Bridge (near Ruether Avenue/Home Depot), at Valley Center Drive.
As a result, as of 10:30 a.m. today, all three westbound lanes of Soledad Canyon remain closed. One lane of westbound traffic on Soledad Canyon has been diverted via the eastbound lanes of Soledad, so that currently, two lanes of eastbound Soledad remain open.
Residents are advised to avoid the Soledad Canyon Road, near the Golden Valley Bridge (at Valley Center Drive) and to use alternate routes. Edison and City officials are estimating to have one lane of westbound traffic on Soledad open by 5 p.m. today, and all three eastbound lanes will return to regular travel.
Alternate cross valley routes include:
- (Westbound) Soledad to northbound Whites to Plum to Bouquet Canyon
- Soledad to Sierra to San Fernando Road
- Sand Canyon to Placerita Canyon to Sierra Highway
- 14 Freeway to I-5 North
- Soledad to southbound Whites to Sierra
For additional information, please visit www.santa-clarita.com.
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