Plans underway for interchange

The Westlake Village office Huitt-Zollars has been selected as the prime consultant for the approximate $23million freeway bridge widening and interchange project at Lost Hills Road and U.S. 101 in Calabasas.

The Westlake firm will prepare plans, specifications and estimates for the widening of the twolane bridge to five lanes, including a partial cloverleaf interchange, Huitt-Zollars vice president Jim Faul said.

"The existing overcrossing which was built in the mid 1960's lacks the capacity to accommodate current and future traffic demands," Faul said. "The new widened bridge and interchange will be an important local and regional improvement that will enable sufficient through traffic on and off U.S. 101."

The interchange serves as a main traffic connector through the city of Calabasas to the Pacific Coast Highway."

The project is located within the city's' Bridge and Major Thoroughfare Construction Fee District, which was adopted in 1996 to fund roadway and intersection improvements required by new development in the region.