Unlike last year, it’s extremely unlikely that drivers will be able to take to the roads early. “That can work against us if we start to see congestion queues on the freeway and roads.”Ĭaltrans announced Wednesday that if residents decide to ignore the warnings and take to the streets anyway, the result could be multi-mile backups all the way to the Kern County line, Sotero said. “This year there may not be as much fear,” Sotero said. Now, officials are worried that the first round’s success may lead to the second’s failure. The project finished up 17 hours ahead of schedule, further alleviating traffic concerns by opening the roadways before Angelenos headed to work that Monday. The I-405 is the busiest freeway in the nation, with approximately 500,000 drivers using the north-south passage on a given weekend, said Dave Sotero, spokesperson for the MTA.ĭespite bleak prognostications of motorists trapped in traffic snarls and civilians stranded without access to emergency responders, worry about the first Carmageddon fizzled with what people say were the lightest traffic loads seen in Los Angeles since the 1984 Olympics. The demolition is part of the 405-Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project, which includes the creation of a 10-mile carpool lane on the northbound side of the 405 between Interstate 10 and U.S. Monday morning, and ramps are expected to reopen by 6 a.m. The closure is scheduled to continue until 5 a.m.
on Friday so that workers can complete the demolition of the Mulholland Bridge, a process begun last year. Officials from the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority will begin shutting down a 10-mile stretch of Interstate 405 at 7 p.m. (Photo by Paul Alvarez Jr.)ĬITYWIDE - Santa Monica is revving up to stay local this weekend as the Southland prepares for fall’s most anticipated sequel - Carmageddon II. PILING ON: Cars line up to enter the I-405 Freeway on Thursday.
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