This Week in Covina

Free Movie Night in Downtown Covina
Sponsored by the Covina Downtown Association
Friday, March 12, 7:30 pm
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs"
Corner Citrus & Italia. Enjoy shopping and dining in Downtown Covina!

Covina Public Library Special Events for Children – Thursdays @ 4 pm. Enjoy our guest performers for school-age children! (Sponsored by the Friends of the Covina Public Library) Click here for other upcoming children's programs.

Special Events for Active Seniors
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Community Concert Series Continues
Free concerts sponsored by the Covina Cultural Arts Commission, the Covina Woman's Club and the Covina Parks and Recreation Department. Click here for a flyer listing all scheduled concerts.

Non-Profit Covina-based Organizations:
To e-mail a submission for posting consideration on this website, click here. The City of Covina reserves the right to refuse posting. Programs and events are listed as a community service. The City of Covina does not endorse any program or event listed.

Notifications from CalTrans on Freeway Closures

Freeway Closures Scheduled for I-10 HOV Project

Baldwin Park - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will close portions of the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) as part of the High Occupancy Vehicle lane construction project. The following schedule will be in effect, weather permitting:

Friday, March 12
8 p.m. to 10 a.m. – Southbound I-605 connector to eastbound I-10.
7 p.m. to 10 a.m. – Northbound I-605 connectors to I-10.
8 p.m. to 7 a.m. – Northbound I-605 Valley Boulevard on-ramps.

Westbound I-10
10 p.m. to 7 a.m. – Up to 3 lanes from Puente Avenue to I-605.
9 p.m. to 9 a.m. – Connector to I-605.
7 p.m. to 10 a.m. – Frazier Street, Baldwin Park Boulevard and Francisquito Avenue on- and off-ramps.
9 p.m. to 9 a.m. – Puente Avenue on-ramp.

Eastbound I-10
11 p.m. to 8 a.m. – Up to 3 lanes from I-605 to Puente Avenue.
9 p.m. to 9 a.m. – Connector to northbound I-605.
10 p.m. to 9 a.m. – Durfee Avenue on-ramp.
9 p.m. to 11 a.m. – Frazier Street off-ramp.
7 p.m. to 10 a.m. – Baldwin Park Boulevard on- and off-ramps.
11 p.m. to 10 a.m. – Francisquito Avenue off-ramp.

Saturday, March 13
6 p.m. to 11 a.m. – Southbound I-605 connector to eastbound I-10.
7 p.m. to 10 a.m. – Northbound I-605 connectors to I-10.
7 p.m. to 12 p.m. – Northbound I-605 Valley Boulevard on-ramps.

Westbound I-10
11 p.m. to 9 a.m. – Up to 3 lanes from Puente Avenue to I-605.
9 p.m. to 10 a.m. – Connector to I-605.
3 p.m. to 11 a.m. – Frazier Street, Baldwin Park Boulevard and Francisquito Avenue on- and off-ramps.
8 p.m. to 11 a.m. – Puente Avenue on-ramp.

Eastbound I-10
11 p.m. to 10 a.m. – Up to 3 lanes from I-605 to Puente Avenue.
9 p.m. to 10 a.m. – Connector to northbound I-605.
9 p.m. to 10 a.m. – Durfee Avenue on-ramp.
8 p.m. to 11 a.m. – Frazier Street off-ramp.
3 p.m. to 11 a.m. – Baldwin Park Boulevard on- and off-ramps.
11:59 p.m. to 11 a.m. – Francisquito Avenue off-ramp.

Sunday, March 14
5 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Southbound I-605 connector to eastbound I-10.
6 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Northbound I-605 connectors to I-10.
3 p.m. to 5 a.m. – Northbound I-605 Valley Boulevard on-ramps.

Westbound I-10
10 p.m. to 5 a.m. – Up to 3 lanes from Puente Avenue to I-605.
9 p.m. to 5 a.m. – Connector to I-605.
3 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Frazier Street, Baldwin Park Boulevard and Francisquito Avenue on- and off-ramps.
8 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Puente Avenue on-ramp.

Eastbound I-10
10 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Up to 3 lanes from I-605 to Puente Avenue.
9 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Connector to northbound I-605.
9 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Durfee Avenue on-ramp.
7 p.m. to 7 a.m. – Frazier Street off-ramp.
3 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Baldwin Park Boulevard on- and off-ramps.
10 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Francisquito Avenue off-ramp.

Nightly, Monday March 15 to Thursday, March 18:
8 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Southbound I-605 connector to eastbound I-10.
7 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Northbound I-605 connectors to I-10.
8 p.m. to 5 a.m. – Northbound I-605 Valley Boulevard on-ramps.

Westbound I-10
9 p.m. to 5 a.m. – Up to 3 lanes from Puente Avenue to I-605.
9 p.m. to 5 a.m. – Connector to I-605.
7 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Frazier Street, Baldwin Park Boulevard and Francisquito Avenue on- and off-ramps.
9 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Puente Avenue on-ramp.

Eastbound I-10
10 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Up to 3 lanes from I-605 to Puente Avenue.
9 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Connector to northbound I-605.
9 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Durfee Avenue on-ramp.
8 p.m. to 7 a.m. - Frazier Street off-ramp.
7 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Baldwin Park Boulevard on- and off-ramps.
10 p.m. to 6 a.m. – Francisquito Avenue off-ramp.

Flatiron West, Inc. is the contractor on this $175 million project, which will add an HOV lane in each direction of I-10 between I-605 and Puente Avenue. Anticipated completion is winter 2012. Caltrans reminds you to “Slow For the Cone Zone.”

SCE will soon be performing maintenance on the electrical system in the area. In order to perform this work safely, we must temporarily interrupt electric service and turn off power. This outage will allow us to upgrade aging infrastructure, make needed improvements, and complete other repairs. We realize this temporary service interruption may cause some inconvenience, and we appreciate your understanding as we work to increase system reliability for the future.

Outage Status: Scheduled
Outage Alert Num: 390338
Starting at: March 16, 2010 10:00 p.m.
Ending at: March 17, 2010 6:00 a.m.
# of Residential customers affected: 0
# of Commercial customers affected: 4
Outage Boundary: PARK STREET WEST SIDE 80 FEET NORTH OF SAN BERNARDINO ROAD

*Please note that the power may be off for the whole period or may be turned off more than once. This planned outage may not begin exactly at the stated start time, and some conditions may cause this planned outage to be postponed. The times noted are our best estimate and circumstances may affect both the start time and the completion time indicated above. For current planned outage status, please visit our website www.sce.com/outage.

If you have any questions, please call our toll free customer service line at 1 (800) 611-1911.