Flatiron Contracted for Emergency Freeway Overpass Project in LA
California’s department of transportation has awarded an emergency contract to Flatiron Construction to demolish the Paramount Blvd. overpass above State Route 60 (the Pomona Freeway) in Montebello following a gasoline tanker truck explosion and fire Dec. 14 underneath the bridge that severely damaged its structural integrity.
The freeway was closed to traffic through 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, while portions of the overpass were demolished, according to Caltrans spokeswoman Kelly Markham. Markham said that the freeway was also closed overnight on Monday, Dec. 19, to finish the demolition.