Traffic on the northbound 405 freeway flowed well on Saturday night, sometimes in the “free flow” condition — i.e. with traffic moving at normal speeds. The above Google map shows traffic as of 11 p.m. The northbound lanes will be entirely closed from 2 a.m. until 7 a.m. Sunday — [continue reading]
Above is a look at traffic on the northbound 405 about 5:15 p.m. this afternoon according to Google maps. Motorists are experiencing some delays, but it’s not as bad as it could be if traffic was as heavy as usual. Only two lanes remain open on the northbound side of [continue reading]
Two northbound lanes are now open on the freeway between Getty Center and Ventura Bl. — I_405 (@I_405) February 15, 2014 As we’ve been preaching, begging and imploring, please avoid the northbound 405 freeway today in the Sepulveda Pass area with repaving work now underway. The 405 over the pass [continue reading]
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The iconic Mulholland Bridge that spawned two unprecedented weekend closures of the nation’s busiest freeway and introduced the word “Carmageddon” into the American vernacular was fully reopened to traffic in Los Angeles at 6 a.m. Wednesday after nearly two-and-a-half years of intensive bridge reconstruction work. The contractor, Kiewit Infrastructure West, [continue reading]
The above photo shows some of the first motorists to cross the new bridge atop the Sepulveda Pass this morning. The old bridge was demolished during Carmageddon I & II and the new bridge built to accommodate a wider 405 freeway as part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project [continue reading]
And here is the video from last Thursday’s media event on the reopening of the last of the Wilshire-405 ramps. Please see this Source post for the news release on the ramps and more photos. The rebuilt ramps are part of the ongoing I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project.
Metro, Caltrans and Kiewit have opened another one-mile section of new freeway lane on the I-405 between Santa Monica Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard, making good on a promise to continue opening parts of the freeway improvements project as soon as they’re ready for public use. Just before the Memorial Day [continue reading]
The above closure comes addition to the northbound closure tonight from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. Sunday at Santa Monica Boulevard — motorists will be able to exit the freeway at Santa Monica Boulevard and then re-enter, but delays are expected. More information about tonight’s closure here. The above [continue reading]
Here’s the news release from Metro: A short section of the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway, between the Santa Monica Boulevard on-ramp and the Santa Monica Boulevard off-ramp will be closed tonight and tomorrow night, Friday, May 17, and Saturday, May 18, from 11 p.m. to 9 a.m. Motorists traveling [continue reading]
