Freeway and road signs to begin featuring warnings about Carmageddon II
LOS ANGELES: Over the weekend of August 18-19, 64 Changeable Message Signs (CMS) located on most Los Angeles County freeways will begin displaying information about the upcoming closure of the San Diego Freeway (I-405). The closure, scheduled over the September 29-30 weekend, is necessary to replace the second half of [continue reading]
Officials: Get Ready, Carmageddon II Coming
City, county and state officials met on the side of the I-405 near Mulholland Bridge this morning to again ask for the public’s cooperation for “Carmageddon II,” the second extended [continue reading]
Alternative access to northbound 405 during Ramp Jam
The demolition and reconstruction of the northbound entrance to the 405 freeway from westbound Wilshire Boulevard and the northbound exit from the 405 to westbound Wilshire begins tonight. My sympathies to those who will be sitting in excess traffic. The above is a map showing alternative access to the 405 [continue reading]
Ramp Jam work to begin
The demolition of the first two Wilshire-405 ramps begins this weekend. There’s no way of sugar-coating it: there will be significant traffic impacts. That said, the status quo in the area has been pretty much horrible for as long as I can recall — way too many cars competing [continue reading]
Ramp Jam Live Chat June 15. Send in advance questions
Wondering how you will survive the Wilshire ramps closure set to begin June 22 and last about a year? In advance of the planned 90-day closure for reconstruction of the first two Wilshire ramps at the I-405, Board of Supervisors Chairman and Metro Board Member Zev Yaroslavsky will hold an interactive Live Chat from [continue reading]
Ramp Jam escape plan
Reconstruction of the 405/Wilshire Boulevard on- and off ramps will begin June 22 and it’s sure to make a mess of traffic. But Metro is reaching out to commuters who live in the area or commute there, suggesting options to help them leave their cars at home and avoid traffic caused [continue reading]
Video: Plan ahead for ‘Ramp Jam’
Here’s the video from the news conference officials held this morning to announce the the first extended, 90-day closures of key Wilshire on- and off-ramps to the I-405. The closures are scheduled to begin June 22. L.A. County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky took the opportunity to coin the closures “Ramp Jam.” [continue reading]
90-day closure of two I-405 freeway ramps — i.e. ‘Rampture’ — set to begin June 22
Adding a northbound carpool lane may be the most known part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. But the project will also rebuild the Wilshire Boulevard ramps to and from the 405 to eliminate a conflict on both sides of the freeway in which traffic trying to enter [continue reading]
Wilshire ramp reconstruction work getting close, no ramp closure dates yet
Metro’s Construction Relations Department today sent a construction advisory e-mail to local constituents for the upcoming Wilshire Ramp reconstruction work that is part of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. Reconstruction work will require extended closures of key on and off-ramps at Wilshire Boulevard and the 405 — a major [continue reading]