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Southbound I-405 (all lanes) will be closed between US 101 and Getty Center Drive on the morning of Thursday, February 13th from midnight until 5 am.
When: Midnight-5 am on Thursday, February 13th
Where: I-405 Southbound between US 101 and Getty Center Drive
Faithful blog readers will recall that last November we reported on the case of Judge Cunningham, an LA Superior Court judge and former head of the LA Police Commission, who made the mistake of DWB (driving while black) in Westwood – not on campus – and had an encounter with the UCLA police because his seat belt was unfastened.
We suggested some quick abject apologies from the chancellor at the time before the lawyers got hold of this matter. Like many of our suggestions, however, it was… well, you know, not given much weight.
Anyway:
An African-American family law judge filed a $10 million claim against UCLA campus police, alleging he was roughed up and handcuffed after being stopped for a seat belt violation, his attorney announced today. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge David Cunningham filed the claim Jan. 16, according to his lawyer, Carl Douglas. A claim is a precursor to a lawsuit. UCLA police spokeswoman Nancy Greenstein did not immediately reply to a call seeking comment…
Full story at http://centurycity.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/judge-files-10-mil-claim-against-ucla-police-for-seat-belt-incident
UPDATE: The LA Times picks up the story at http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-black-judge-10-million-claim-ucla-police-racial-profiling-20140203,0,6455922.story
It should be an interesting ride from here. Better buckle up:
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The northbound San Diego (405) Freeway will be closed overnight through the Sepulveda Pass tonight and Wednesday night so crews can re-stripe the roadway and move k-rail barriers. The northbound freeway will be closed between Moraga Drive and Ventura Boulevard, according to Metro, which is overseeing the freeway-widening project. Ramps will begin closing at around 7 p.m., followed by lane closures at 10 p.m. and the full freeway closure at midnight, continuing until 5 a.m…
Full story at http://centurycity.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/northbound-405-freeway-to-close-overnight-through-sepulveda-pass
The road powers-that-be are warning that the Presidents’ Day weekend – as opposed to the upcoming Martin Luther King Day weekend – on the 405 near UCLA will be unpleasant:
County, state and local transportation officials will warn motorists Tuesday that extended lane closures of the San Diego (405) Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass are planned over Presidents Day weekend. Metro officials are dubbing the planned 80-hour closures on the northbound 405 “Jamzilla” — not quite as serious as the two previous “Carmageddon” closures of the entire freeway, but a serious traffic issue nonetheless. The closures will take place Feb. 14-18, mostly over the Presidents Day holiday weekend. During the day, some lanes will be blocked on the northbound freeway, but at night, all northbound lanes will be shut down for more than five and a half miles, according to Metro…
Authorities will close the southbound San Diego (405) Freeway between Sunset and Wilshire boulevards in West Los Angeles for six hours Sunday morning while crews realign lanes to accommodate roadway widening and drainage work along the median, according to Metro.
The full closure will run from midnight to 6 a.m. Sunday, but crews will begin closing freeway ramps in the affected area starting at 7 p.m. Saturday. They will start closing southbound lanes at 11 p.m. Saturday, according to Metro…
Full story at centurycity.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/405-freeway-to-close-lanes-sunday-morning-centurycity
Read the signs:
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Motorists traveling south on the 405 Freeway through West Los Angeles will be made to take a short detour during an early morning five-hour full directional closure on Friday, Dec. 27.
From midnight on Thursday, Dec. 26 to 5 am on Friday, Dec. 27, the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor is scheduled to implement a full directional closure of the southbound 405 Freeway traffic between Santa Monica Boulevard and National Boulevard.
The closures will facilitate the realignment of lanes to accommodate roadway widening and drainage work along the freeway median.
Lanes will begin to close at 10 pm on Thursday; Ramps will begin to close at 7 pm. Although the southbound 405 closure is only from Santa Monica Boulevard to National Boulevard, the Sunset Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard southbound 405 on-ramps are also being closed as a traffic mitigation effort…
Full story at http://www.smmirror.com/articles/News/Southbound-405-Freeway-To-Close-Between-Santa-Monica-Blvd–National-Blvd-Friday/39156
You’d probably like to be somewhere else. Maybe Switzerland?
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The I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor is scheduled to implement a full directional closure of the Southbound I-405 between Santa Monica Boulevard and National Boulevard in West L.A. the night of Tuesday, December 17, from midnight to 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning, December 18.
The closures will facilitate the realignment of lanes to accommodate roadway widening and drainage work along the freeway median.
· Lanes will begin to close at 10 p.m.
· Southbound Sunset on-ramp closes at 7 p.m.
· Southbound Wilshire on-ramps close at 10 p.m.
· Southbound Santa Monica on-ramp closes at 10 p.m.
Full article at http://centurycity.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/southbound-lanes-on-405-freeway-to-close-overnight-on-westside-centurycity
Seems like we are always closing:
From Facilities Management:
Northbound I-405 (all lanes) will be closed between Wilshire Boulevard and Moraga Drive from midnight until 5 am on the mornings of Thursday, December 5th and Friday, December 6th. Southbound I-405 will remain open during this time.
When: Midnight-5 am on Thursday, December 5th and Friday, December 6th
Where: I-405 Northbound between Wilshire and Moraga
And note that the friendly folks on the 405 project often start blocking things as early as 10 pm.
The San Diego (405) Freeway will undergo full directional closures in West Los Angeles this week to accommodate roadway widening work that is part of the ongoing Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project. All southbound lanes will be closed between Sunset and Wilshire boulevards from midnight to 5 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Metro. All northbound lanes will be closed between Santa Monica Boulevard and Moraga Drive from midnight to 5 a.m. Thursday, according to Metro. Lanes will begin to close at 10 p.m. and ramps will close as early as 7 p.m. in advance of all three closures, according to officials…
Source: http://santamonica.patch.com/groups/around-town/p/more-i405-closures-fpr-road-widening