Overnight 101 Closures Through Cahuenga Pass Begin Tonight
Los Angeles, CA · November 9, 2026
Hillside curbs are officially open again after weekend fire-weather parking bans were lifted, but you might want to crack a window early for today's mid-eighties heat.
The Lead
Night owls and late-shift commuters crossing between Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley will need extra patience or a detour through the canyons tonight. Caltrans begins an extensive phase of its $24.3 million pavement overhaul along Highway 101 through the Cahuenga Pass. Starting at 9:00 PM on the southbound side and 10:00 PM northbound, crews will shut down up to three lanes between Highland Avenue and State Route 170, narrowing northbound lanes to a single open lane between 2:00 AM and 4:00 AM. Key ramps feeding Universal Studios, Ventura Boulevard, and Cahuenga Boulevard will also shutter overnight. Because the pass handles over 200,000 vehicles on a typical weekday, even midnight bottlenecking spills onto surrounding surface roads. Caltrans will pause the overnight closures Tuesday and Wednesday for the holiday before resuming work Thursday night.
Local Pulse
Vincent Thomas Bridge Work Brings Overnight Noise Roads Caltrans is evaluating sound-dampening measures after San Pedro neighbors reported loud overnight vibrations from the 16-month bridge rehabilitation.
Hillside Red Flag Parking Restrictions Lifted Citywide Safety Residents along narrow brushland corridors can resume standard street parking after fire officials cleared critical hillside evacuation routes.
County Libraries Schedule Tuesday Card Restock Community Participating neighborhood branches will refresh limited-edition library cards Tuesday morning ahead of Wednesday's systemwide Veterans Day holiday closure.
Today's Outlook
- High 87°F · Low 62°F — Overcast
- Dress light for the afternoon warmth, but expect gloomy gray skies all day.
What's On Around Town
Today
Frost on Fifth Holiday Ice Rink 1324 5th St, Santa Monica, 3:00–10:00 PM · $22 Glide across 7,200 square feet of real outdoor ice near the beach.
Poetry Reading: Caleb Nichols and Friends Skylight Books (1818 N Vermont Ave), 7:00 PM · Free An evening of readings and live storytelling in the neighborhood bookshop.
Cinematic Void: Phase IV Los Feliz 3 Theatre (1822 N Vermont Ave), 7:00 PM · Paid Catch graphic designer Saul Bass's cult 1974 sci-fi oddity on 35mm.
Keiko Matsui Catalina Jazz Club (6725 W Sunset Blvd), 8:30 PM · Paid Smooth keyboard melodies in an intimate, storied Hollywood supper club.
Tomorrow
- Oh, Mary! Ahmanson Theatre (135 N Grand Ave), 7:30 PM · Paid
- An Evening With David Sedaris The Pasadena Civic, Pasadena, 7:30 PM · Paid
- Alanis Morissette YouTube Theater, Inglewood, 8:00 PM · Paid
Wednesday
- Forest Lawn Veterans Day Celebration Forest Lawn (6300 Forest Lawn Dr), 11:00 AM · Free
- Bonobo: Distance in Static Tour The Wiltern (3790 Wilshire Blvd), 7:00 PM · Paid
- Clinic Wednesdays Jungle Hollywood (1640 N Cahuenga Blvd), 9:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- Blessing of the Animals
- When Christine Sterling revitalized Olvera Street in 1930, she formalized an 18th-century agricultural custom from nearby La Placita church, where priests blessed farm oxen. Today, the Holy Saturday queue outside Pico House welcomes thousands carrying everything from parrots to leashed boas for holy water.
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