traffic

Henry Barnes As you enter UCLA from the south on Westwood Boulevard, you come across this pedestrian crossing in which all traffic lights turn red for cars and pedestrians can walk diagonally as well as straight across the street.  (There is another such crossing a few blocks away also in Westwood.)  The system is called a “Barnes Dance” after the traffic engineer who pushed for its use, Henry Barnes.  Yours truly can remember when the Barnes Dance was introduced in New York City in the 1950s (where apparently now there is only one such intersection left).  In any event, a…

The Westwood-Century City Patch brings us this news of the I-405 project near UCLA: The investigations that resulted in the denial of 71 percent of damage claims related to the I-405 Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project have been handled with careful attention to documentation and responsibility, according to a spokesman for Kiewit Construction, the main contractor for the $1 billion project.  Last week, the Metro Board of Directors approved Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky’s motion calling for the inspector general’s office to audit Kiewit’s claims since the project began in 2009. Dan Kulka, community relations manager for Kiewit, said 90…

Yours truly noticed that on Sunset Boulevard near where it crosses the 405, there is a blinking sign that says that Sunset will be shut down on the evenings of December 7 and 8 from 9 PM to 6 AM.  Bad news for late travelers to or from UCLA.

If traffic were not bad enough near UCLA given the problems on Sepulveda Boulevard this week (see our earlier posting), now comes this: The Sunset bridge will be closed tonight 10 pm until 6 am tomorrow.  (It also happened last night but yours truly did not get the word until this morning.) While you are stuck, you can think about happier traffic days:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n77NxU0CHPw?feature=player_detailpage] 

Motorists navigating through Sepulveda Pass will have even less room to maneuver this week, as Sepulveda Boulevard is severely crimped next to the San Diego (405) Freeway.  Contractors working on the more than $1 billion freeway reconstruction and widening effort need to regrade Sepulveda Boulevard between Montana Avenue and Church Lane, the stretch of road generally north of the Veterans’ Cemetery and below the Sunset Boulevard overpass…  Beginning at 9 a.m. Monday and lasting for seven days, Sepulveda Boulevard will lose half its capacity as workers limit it to just one lane in each direction.  And even those remaining two…

The Westwood-Century City Patch lists road closings and obstructions in the UCLA area today related to the 405 project: ===  Sepulveda Bl reduced to one lane each direction near Constitution. Sepulveda Bl reduced near Constitution. Sepulveda Bl reduced near Cashmere St (east of Sepulveda Bl). Sepulveda Bl reduced from Bronwood to Church, 6 am to 2:30 pm. Sepulveda Bl reduced from Moraga to Church and near Ovada. Sepulveda Bl reduced to one lane each direction from Montana to Church. Homedale fully closed from Sepulveda Bl to Thurston, 6 am to 2:30 pm. Ovada fully closed from Sepulveda Bl to Acanto. Sepulveda…

Traffic Notice Full Closure   Description What: Full closure of Sepulveda Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Church Lane/Ovada Place When: 10pm – 6am on the nights of Wednesday, November 14th; Thursday, November 15th; and Friday, November 16th Where: Sepulveda Boulevard between Wilshire and Church/Ovada Impacts: Sepulveda Boulevard will be closed in both directions. The I-405 off-ramp at Montana will be closed from 7pm until 6am each of these nights.==== Mitigation: Southbound Sepulveda traffic will be detoured to SB Church to EB Sunset to SB Veteran to WB Wilshire to SB Sepulveda. Northbound Sepulveda traffic will be detoured to EB Wilshire…

The I-405 construction project around Westwood and the Sepulveda Pass has been causing traffic problems around UCLA for some time.  Now comes a report in the LA Daily News that the project is six months behind schedule.You can find the story at:http://www.dailynews.com/ci_21935639/faster-405-campaign-launches-speed-405-car-poolWell, we have time…[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d22CiKMPpaY?feature=player_detailpage]

There will be a closure of Sepulveda Boulevard between Montana Avenue and Church Lane/Ovada Street  beginning Friday, November 2, at 9 pm until Monday at 6 am.  The Montana Avenue off-ramp from the I-405 north will also be closed from 7 pm Friday until Monday at 6 am. It’s trouble for those who want to get home late or during the weekend: And by the way, those AMs and PMs get modified half way through the weekend: