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Thursday, December 8, 2022

Getting Here from There

This morning, there was this from Patch newspapers concerning the 405 approaching UCLA from the south: 

A fatal crash on the San Diego (405) Freeway in West Los Angeles Thursday morning triggered a SigAlert that was ongoing as of 8:15 a.m. The crash on the southbound 405 Freeway at National Boulevard occurred shortly before 4:30 a.m., and the carpool and two left lanes remained closed nearly four hours later as investigators worked to clear the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver of an SUV hit the center divider, causing the vehicle to roll over and block two lanes of traffic, according to the CHP...

Full story at https://patch.com/california/santamonica/s/ii6it/fatal-405-freeway-crash-triggers-sigalert-in-west-los-angeles.

Yours truly can't say whether there is still a blockage on the 405 this morning. But the item is a reminder that the only practical connection between UCLA's Westwood campus and the satellite campus that UCLA is acquiring in Palos Verdes is the 405. The 405 is often congested, and accidents, such as the one this morning, are not unusual. So, how, exactly are the two campuses to be integrated? Thus far, no one has offered a plan.

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