Carmageddon, last summer’s blockbuster traffic success
story, is back with a fall sequel. And to keep Part II from turning into the
disaster predicted—and averted—the first time around, officials say it will be
more important than ever to go “car-light” or “car-free” during the last
weekend in September. Starting around 7
p.m. on Friday, September 28, ramps to the 405 Freeway will begin closing in
advance of a weekend-long shutdown of the entire freeway through the Sepulveda
Pass. The full, 10-mile stretch of the 405 running from the 10 Freeway to the
101 will be closed all of Saturday, September 29, and Sunday, September 30. It
is set to reopen at 5 a.m. on Monday, October 1.
Avoiding epic gridlock for a second time may be a tall
order, but officials said they are confident the public can pull it off. “During
Carmageddon I, drivers proved the skeptics wrong,” said Supervisor and Metro
Director Zev Yaroslavsky. “They heard our warnings and stayed off the roads…And
I have every confidence they’ll rise to the occasion again.” The planned 53-hour closure of the freeway is
needed to dismantle the north side of the Mulholland Bridge over the 405. The
south side was demolished last summer, but it has taken longer than expected to
rebuild, leading to delays in scheduling Carmageddon II.
…Work wrapped up 17 hours early during the first
Carmageddon—a pleasant surprise that’s unlikely to be repeated this time
around...
Full article at http://zev.lacounty.gov/news/return-of-carmageddon
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