I-405 Closure Construction Photos: Sept 28, 2012
Photographs courtesy of LACMTA (Josh Southwick, Metro Creative Services)
Carmageddon musical interlude, part 3
Kinda hard to resist this one. Just substitute “Mulholland Bridge” for “Meadowlands” in the lyrics.
405 scene, 10:17 a.m. — bringing down a bridge
The middle span on the north side looks to be going, going, gone….
Unified Command statement on trucks trying to use Sepulveda Boulevard
Unified Command has just issued this statement: The 405 Closure Unified Command has received information that several large trucks have attempted to utilize Sepulveda Boulevard to bypass the freeway closure. This must not happen and could pose a hazard to emergency services through the Sepulveda pass. Effective immediately, law enforcement [continue reading]
Empty freeway, 7:35 a.m.
And here’s the view looking north from Camp Carmageddon toward the San Fernando Valley about 90 minutes ago.
405 scene, 7:06 a.m.
The north side of the bridge is coming down — here’s what it looked like just after 7 a.m. As for traffic, here’s the real-time map from Caltrans at 8:45 a.m. Lot of green is good!
Reminder: West Valley bike ride tomorrow a.m.; good Carmageddon counter-programming
“This ride is welcomed by Metro’s Media Relations, and Metro’s Bike Program whose mission is to make bicycling more viable in L. A. County. Since Metro is asking people not to drive, it is a perfect opportunity to bike instead!” BIKE CARMAGEDDON! The West Valley Ride Lead By: Jesse Fuller [continue reading]
405, 12:01 a.m.
The big equipment moving into place as the clock struck midnight on the 405 with work about to begin on the north side of the Mulholland bridge. It’s Carmageddon time!
Meanwhile, at Unified Command…
Here’s the scene about an hour ago at the Unified Command in downtown Los Angeles. Uneventful — which is good!