Full Agoura Road Closure for Wildlife Crossing
- Full closure of Agoura Road between Rondell Street and Hydepark Drive for construction of abutment walls on the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. - Closure scheduled April 20, 2026 through July 2026 and affecting local traffic this week. - Agoura Hills — see Caltrans advisory at dot.ca.gov.
A stretch of Agoura Road in Agoura Hills is now closed on weekdays through July 1 while crews build part of the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing. (dot.ca.gov) Caltrans said the closure covers Agoura Road between Rondell Street and Hydepark Drive from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, beginning April 20, 2026. No through traffic is allowed during work hours, including cars, bicycles, and pedestrians. (dot.ca.gov) Drivers are being detoured to U.S. 101 between Chesebro Road and Liberty Canyon Road. Caltrans said a free shuttle for pedestrians and cyclists runs every 30 minutes between Dorothy Drive and Chesebro Road on one end and Liberty Canyon Road and Agoura Road on the other. (dot.ca.gov) The work now underway is for abutment walls, the heavy end supports that hold up a bridge. This closure is part of the second construction stage, which extends the crossing beyond the 101 Freeway and over Agoura Road. (dot.ca.gov) The larger project is a vegetated bridge over U.S. 101 west of Liberty Canyon Road. Caltrans says it is designed to reconnect habitat split by the freeway between the Santa Monica Mountains and the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains. (dot.ca.gov) Caltrans lists mountain lions, bobcats, gray foxes, coyotes, and mule deer among the species blocked by the freeway. The agency says the crossing is intended to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions and improve the movement of animals and genetic exchange between isolated populations. (dot.ca.gov) Stage 1, the main bridge over the freeway, started in 2022 and was completed in June 2025, according to Caltrans. Stage 2 began in 2025 and includes the Agoura Road span, utility relocation, earthwork, and habitat restoration, with project completion scheduled for 2026. (dot.ca.gov) Caltrans puts the project cost at about $92 million and calls it the largest wildlife crossing of its type in the nation. For Agoura Hills residents this week, the immediate change is simpler: daytime trips across that section of Agoura Road now require a detour. (dot.ca.gov)
