President Obama is reported to be doing a Jay Leno appearance in Burbank on Wednesday, flying into and out of LAX. How he will travel between Burbank and LAX is unknown at this point. A motorcade could produce a traffic mess on the Westside and near UCLA. Helicopter would avoid it. Details, such as they are at this point, at:http://centurycity.patch.com/articles/obama-visits-l-a-wednesday?ncid=newsltuspatc00000001
If you are a night traveler to or from UCLA, keep in mind the following notice that is circulating on email: Please note the COMPLETE closure of Wilshire Blvd. from Veteran Ave. to Sepulveda Blvd. (east and west bound) nightly from 10 pm until 6 am beginning TONIGHT through Saturday 10/20/12 at 6 am. (I presume this means through Sunday morning.) I-405 on and off ramps at Wilshire also shut during this period. Santa Monica and Sunset Blvds. remain open.
The LAPD has an updated list of streets from which to stay away during the Obama visit today and tomorrow in the UCLA and Westside areas: From 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday: — Pico Boulevard between Overland Avenue and Beverly Drive — Avenue of the Stars between Olympic and Sunset boulevards — Sunset Boulevard between Beverly Glen Boulevard and Doheny Drive From 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday: — Sunset Boulevard between Beverly Glen Boulevard and Doheny Drive — North Whittier Drive between Sunset and Santa Monica boulevards From 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday: — Avenue of the…
Another Obama fundraiser coming to our general neighborhood: LAPD is suggesting avoiding the streets listed below in the UCLA and Westside area: Sunday 12:30-2:30 p.m.Pico Boulevard between Overland Avenue and Beverly Drive.Avenue of the Stars between Beverly Glen and Doheny Drive.Sunset Boulevard between Beverly Glen and Doheny Drive. 3-5 p.m.Sunset Boulevard between Beverly Glen and Doheny Drive.N. Whittier Drive between Sunset Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard. 5-7 p.m.Avenue of the Stars between Wilshire and Pico Boulevards.Motor Avenue between Pico Boulevard and the 10 Freeway.Streets around L.A. Live and the Nokia Center. 9:30-11:30 p.m.Motor Avenue between National Boulevard and Pico Boulevard.Avenue of the…
Above is the scene as the bridge over the 405 was being deconstructed this morning. You can get traffic flow information by going to the map at:http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/metrola.htm and then clicking on the link for road speeds on the lower left. Or go directly to:http://www.smartraveler.com/traffic.asp?market=Greater%2BLos%2BAngeles&zone=LosAngeles Note: The LA Times has a photo gallery showing various stages of construction through the Sepulveda pass beginning in 1929 at:http://framework.latimes.com/2011/07/13/the-405-a-repeating-history-of-construction/#/0
From the LA Times: …UCLA researchers say that last year’s Carmageddon closure of the 405 Freeway rid Los Angeles of both traffic and another notorious problem: pollution.Air quality near the closed 10-mile portion of the freeway reached levels 83% better than typical weekends, according to research released Friday by a team at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. More striking, the researchers say, air quality also improved 75% in parts of West Los Angeles and Santa Monica, suggesting that whole swaths of residents stayed off the road in those areas. Overall, air quality across the region was 25% better…
Excerpt from the Metro website: The demolition of the north side of Mulholland Dr Bridge has been scheduled for Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, 2012. As with the demolition of the south side of the 608-foot-long bridge, the I-405 through the Sepulveda Pass will be closed in both directions that weekend to allow for demolition. As with the south side demolition, Metro and Caltrans are concerned that closing the freeway will result in severe congestion on the I-405 and adjoining freeways, perhaps effecting [sic] freeways throughout the region. Motorists throughout the State of California are asked to “Plan…
The Sunset bridge area will be closed tonight 10 PM until 6 AM tomorrow. The folks in charge of the project actually did the same thing last night. And I can tell you from personal experience last night that they thought it was OK to direct lots of traffic to a dead end and then let drivers figure out how to turn around. So stay away.[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYdr-MslXkw?feature=player_detailpage]
From Zev Yaroslavsky: A wider, modernized Sunset Bridge is set to reopen for business on Monday, September 24, marking a major milestone in the progress of the 405 Project to bring a northbound carpool lane and other improvements to one of the nation’s most heavily-traveled freeways. The rebuilt bridge will be 120 feet across—30 feet wider than its 1950s-era predecessor. In addition to two travel lanes in each direction, it also has new, dedicated turn lanes for motorists to access the freeway without affecting the flow of east-west traffic. Sidewalks and shoulders are wider, too, and the bridge has been…
From the LA Daily News:In another minor preview of “Carmageddon II,” the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway will be closed Saturday night through the Sepulveda Pass. Beginning at 11 p.m. Saturday, the northbound freeway will be closed from Getty Center Drive to the Ventura (101) Freeway. The freeway is expected to reopen by 9 a.m. Sunday, according to Metro, which is overseeing the San Diego Freeway construction project. The Mulholland bridge over the freeway, which closed tonight, will remain blocked until 8 a.m. Sunday… Full article at http://www.dailynews.com/breakingnews/ci_21549600/northbound-san-diego-405-freeway-closed-saturday-night [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0b5LzCOc98E?feature=player_detailpage]
