Caltrans uses an excavator to chew up the spiral walkways on the pedestrian bridge on Friday night in Encino on Sept. 30, 2022. Caltrans will close all lanes on a section of 101 freeway overnight in Encino, as early as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and reopening Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., between White Oak Ave and Balboa Blvd. (Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
Sparks fly as a Caltrans worker cuts rebar the pedestrian bridge on Friday night in Encino on Sept. 30, 2022. Caltrans will close all lanes on a section of 101 freeway overnight in Encino, as early as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and reopening Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., between White Oak Ave and Balboa Blvd. (Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
Caltrans uses an excavator to chew up the spiral walkways on the pedestrian bridge on Friday night in Encino on Sept. 30, 2022. Caltrans will close all lanes on a section of 101 freeway overnight in Encino, as early as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and reopening Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., between White Oak Ave and Balboa Blvd. (Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
Caltrans uses an excavator to chew up the spiral walkways on the pedestrian bridge on Friday night in Encino on Sept. 30, 2022. Caltrans will close all lanes on a section of 101 freeway overnight in Encino, as early as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and reopening Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., between White Oak Ave and Balboa Blvd. (Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
(Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
Traffic jams up as caltrans closes two lanes in both directions on the 101 freeway Friday night in Encino on Sept 30, 2022. Caltrans will close all lanes on a section of 101 overnight in Encino, as early as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, reopening Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., between White Oak Ave and Balboa Blvd. (Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
Caltrans uses an excavator to chew up the spiral walkways on the pedestrian bridge on Friday night in Encino on Sept. 30, 2022. Caltrans will close all lanes on a section of 101 freeway overnight in Encino, as early as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and reopening Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., between White Oak Ave and Balboa Blvd. (Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
Caltrans uses an excavator to chew up the spiral walkways on the pedestrian bridge on Friday night in Encino on Sept. 30, 2022. Caltrans will close all lanes on a section of 101 freeway overnight in Encino, as early as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and reopening Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., between White Oak Ave and Balboa Blvd. (Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
Sparks fly as a Caltrans worker cuts rebar the pedestrian bridge on Friday night in Encino on Sept. 30, 2022. Caltrans will close all lanes on a section of 101 freeway overnight in Encino, as early as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and reopening Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., between White Oak Ave and Balboa Blvd. (Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
Caltrans uses an excavator to chew up the spiral walkways on the pedestrian bridge on Friday night in Encino on Sept. 30, 2022. Caltrans will close all lanes on a section of 101 freeway overnight in Encino, as early as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and reopening Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., between White Oak Ave and Balboa Blvd. (Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
Caltrans uses an excavator to chew up the spiral walkways on the pedestrian bridge on Friday night in Encino on Sept. 30, 2022. Caltrans will close all lanes on a section of 101 freeway overnight in Encino, as early as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and reopening Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., between White Oak Ave and Balboa Blvd. (Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
Caltrans uses an excavator to chew up the spiral walkways on the pedestrian bridge on Friday night in Encino on Sept. 30, 2022. Caltrans will close all lanes on a section of 101 freeway overnight in Encino, as early as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and reopening Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., between White Oak Ave and Balboa Blvd. (Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
Caltrans uses an excavator to chew up the spiral walkways on the pedestrian bridge on Friday night in Encino on Sept. 30, 2022. Caltrans will close all lanes on a section of 101 freeway overnight in Encino, as early as 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, and reopening Sunday, Oct. 2, at 10 a.m., between White Oak Ave and Balboa Blvd. (Photo by Gene Blevins/ /Contributing Photographer)
Caltrans crews worked overnight Friday evening and on into Saturday, launching the removal of a pedestrian walkway over the 101 freeway in the San Fernando Valley.
The 101 Freeway is set to be closed between White Oak Avenue and Balboa Boulevard from 10 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 until 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, after years of planning to demolish an aging pedestrian bridge that crosses the 101 on Encino Avenue.
Caltrans workers are permanently removing the elevated walkway over the freeway at Encino Avenue to eliminate its uneven, nonstandard vertical clearance which made passage for larger vehicles dicey on occasion. .
Crews worked on demolishing the aging pedestrian bridge from alongside the freeway starting Friday. Workers used heavy equipment to pull down large slabs of concrete and metal as evening fell Friday, with the big job awaiting come Saturday night.
The following ramps were set to be closed overnight:
— Reseda Boulevard on-ramp to southbound 101;
— White Oak Avenue on-ramp to southbound 101;
— Balboa Boulevard on-ramp to northbound 101;
— On-ramp from Haskell Avenue to northbound 101;
— Connector from southbound 405 Freeway to northbound 101; and
— Connector from northbound 405 Freeway to northbound 101.
