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Not to worry.  It’s just that there is a bit of bad news for commuters to UCLA: Beginning August 3, the northbound I-405 off-ramp to Sunset Blvd. will close, beginning a 120-day closure that will add a longer off-ramp. The new off-ramp, which will be 60 percent longer, will feature 60 percent more capacity to store vehicles and segregate traffic from Sunset Blvd. and the I-405…   Existing Conditions During 120-Day Closure *Sepulveda Way acceleration lane will remain open as is.*Sepulveda Blvd. and Church Lane intersection will see lane reduction and height restriction.*Temporary false work bent at median will be…

Tough to get in. It will be hard to get into segments of Sepulveda Blvd. at night during the first half of July. From the Brentwood Patch: Kiewit is scheduled to resume work involving the night time full closure of Sepulveda Blvd. between the Skirball Bridge and Mountaingate starting Monday, July 1 for approximately two weeks between the hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.   The anticipated dates of the full closure of Sepulveda are July 1-2 and July 8-13 between the hours of 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Full story at http://brentwood.patch.com/groups/announcements/p/sepulveda-blvd-to-get-widened-at-skirball-bridge So it will be tough to get…

From LA County Supervisor Yaroslavsky: Work this week on two overpasses across the 405 Freeway is prompting night closures of both bridges and the freeway. The Skirball Bridge is being closed nightly from 10 p.m. through 6 a.m. so that girders can be installed to form the bridge’s deck. That work continues tonight and Friday night, and is set to conclude by Saturday morning. Because of the size of the girders—the largest weighs 128,000 pounds—the northbound freeway running from Getty Center Drive to the 101 Freeway will be closed as well so that motorists aren’t endangered. Ramps in the area start…

From the Jewish Journal comes a report that the 405 construction near UCLA is decidedly Non-Kosher.  But you probably knew that. The Los Angeles Community Eruv will not be in operation during the Shabbat that begins at sundown tonight, June 14, due to construction on the 405 Freeway. An eruv makes carrying items within its boundaries on Shabbat permissible for Jews, according to halacha (Jewish law). This includes synagogue-goers carrying books and prayer shawls to parents wheeling strollers.  According to Howard Witkin, the head organizer of the Los Angeles Community Eruv… , construction at the 405 on- and off-ramps at…

A new bus-only lane is opening on Wilshire during rush hours including the segment near UCLA.  There may be an effect on commute times to UCLA. Info at http://www.metro.net/news/simple_pr/new-bus-lanes-open-wilshire-boulevard/ UPDATE: Did it happen in Westwood?  The LA Times version seems to say, “no.”  Sadly, yours truly is out of town and can’t confirm one way or another.  But here is the Times version: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-bus-only-lanes-20130605,0,2062657.story

A new northbound lane of the 405 Freeway was opened Friday between the 10 Freeway and Santa Monica Boulevard… The additional lane stretches for 1.7 miles and opened at 5 a.m. It’s the latest mark of progress for the $1-billion, multiyear 405 Freeway widening project that has been inundated with delays and cost overruns, frustrating commuters and residents alike for years… Full story at http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-new-lane-405-freeway-20130524,0,4779451.story A new dawn? Let’s manage our expectations:

Word has it that the 405 Freeway will be closed from Santa Monica Boulevard to Wilshire Boulevard tonight and Saturday night, 11 PM until 9 AM. There’s no place like home:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJ6VT7ciR1o?feature=player_detailpage]