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405 Freeway Closures Between Getty Center & 101for Four Nights October 25

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The schedule for this week’s full directional freeway closures in support of the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project has been revised. These closures will now begin tomorrow night, Tuesday, October 25, 2011, and last approximately four nights. The full directional I-405 freeway closure will be between Getty Center Drive and U.S. 101 during the late [...]

October 25th, 2011 | Posted in Late Breaking News,Travel | Read More »

Mulholland Bridge Demolition Will be a Meticulous not a Vegas-style Implosion

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Contractors for the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project are planning a precise, carefully orchestrated ballet of workers and machinery to demolish half of the Mulholland Bridge the weekend of July 16-17, not a Vegas-style demolition. The iconic three-span box girder bridge, standing tall between the canyon vistas connecting San Fernando Valley suburbs with urban Los [...]

July 13th, 2011 | Posted in Late Breaking News,Travel | Read More »

Ask Government George 7-11-11

Ask Government George

Question: Dear Government George, what do you know about alternate routes for the 405 shutdown this weekend? Answer: Well, Sepulveda Boulevard is intended as an alternate route for local resident access only. Sepulveda Boulevard will not have the capacity to accommodate both local and diverted freeway traffic. Those using Sepulveda Boulevard should expect extreme congestion [...]

July 12th, 2011 | Posted in Ask Government George | Read More »

Countdown To Carmageddon 405 Closure

Freeway Closures

Extended 53-Hour Closure of I-405 Freeway Between U.S. 101 and I-10 Planned in Mid-July for Mulholland Bridge Demolition Work Plan Ahead, Avoid The Area, Or Stay Home. That’s the message public safety officials are sending to the public in anticipation of a planned 10-mile, 53- hour closure of the I-405 freeway between the U.S. 101 [...]

July 11th, 2011 | Posted in Late Breaking News,Travel | Read More »

Go to Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier for the 405 Closure

Pacific Park Santa Monica Pier

Free Unlimited Ride Pass and Construction Cone Colored Cotton Candy Guests with a San Fernando Valley zip code receive a free unlimited ride pass while all guests purchasing an unlimited ride pass receive a free construction cone colored orange cotton candy. SANTA MONICA, Calif., (July 8, 2011) — Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier is [...]

July 8th, 2011 | Posted in Late Breaking News,Travel | Read More »

405 Closure Update: Free Rides

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Metro and Metrolink have both bolstered their planned transit services during the closure weekend – July 16-17, 2011. Metro will provide free rides on the Metro Red/Purple Line subway, as well as on the Metro Orange Line and select bus lines during the closure weekend to further spur transit trips between the San Fernando Valley [...]

July 8th, 2011 | Posted in Late Breaking News,Travel | Read More »

i 405 Closure Update

Freeway Closures

Have questions about the Mulholland Bridge demolition and related 405 closure on July 16-17? Ask the experts during Metro’s live Internet Chat As LA prepares for the 53-hour closure of the I-405 freeway between the I-10 and US 101 the weekend of July 16-17, the public is being encouraged to plan ahead, avoid the area or stay home. [...]

June 23rd, 2011 | Posted in Late Breaking News | Read More »

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