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Eegads, Bad News For LA Traffic

Los Angeles Daily News | Dakota Smith | Posted 04.26.2013 | Los Angeles

The massive 405 Freeway widening project through the Sepulveda Pass is 12 months behind schedule and over budget by at least $75 million, transportati...

Can We Please Just Let This Nice Billionaire Fix The 405?

Posted 04.26.2013 | Los Angeles

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has gone on record stating he's willing to pay out of his own pocket to ease congestion on the 405 freeway. If ...

The Real Los Angeles Nightmare: Dating

David Wygant | Posted 12.23.2012 | Los Angeles
David Wygant

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Why I Am Grateful For Carmageddon

Sylvia Sukop | Posted 11.30.2012 | Los Angeles
Sylvia Sukop

As I drove home from babysitting in Burbank, an oracle named AMBER spoke to me on the eastbound 134: "405 FREEWAY OPEN," the huge overhead sign flashed in all caps. "THANK YOU LOS ANGELES." Alone in my car, my face grew hot, my throat constricted and suddenly I was crying.

It's All Going According To Script

AP | CHRISTOPHER WEBER | Posted 11.30.2012 | Los Angeles

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER, Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Sunday called "Carmageddon II," the sequel to last year's shutd...

Kathleen Miles

Stay Off The 405!

HuffingtonPost.com | Kathleen Miles | Posted 09.08.2012 | Los Angeles

Think of this weekend and next weekend as dress rehearsals for the big Carmageddon II show the weekend of Sept. 29-30. This Friday night/Saturday m...

'Carmageddon On Steroids' Starts Now

The Huffington Post | Kathleen Miles | Posted 06.24.2012 | Los Angeles

The "Rampture" is coming. Also known as the "Ramp Jam" and "Octojam," this year's carpocalypse makes last year's Carmageddon (when a section of th...

PHOTOS: Eating Dinner On The 405 During 'Carmageddon'

The Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 09.25.2012 | Los Angeles

Four friends took last weekend's 405 freeway closure as an opportunity to grab some dinner. On the highway. Matt Corrigan, his wife Amanda, Barry ...

'Carmageddon' Over, Los Angeles Gets Back To The Grind

AP | JACOB ADELMAN | Posted 09.17.2011 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — For those who say the weekend-long freeway closure dubbed "Carmageddon" was a non-event, Los Angeles County's transit agency has t...

Los Angeles Traffic Proves Light Thanks To 'Carmageddon' Fears

AP | DAISY NGUYEN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER | Posted 09.16.2011 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — The event that many feared would be the "Carmageddon" of epic traffic jams cruised calmly to a finish Sunday, with bridge work on ...

Epic Traffic Jam Avoided

AP | DAISY NGUYEN and JOHN ANTCZAK | Posted 09.14.2011 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — Southern Californians were making the ultimate sacrifice Saturday to avoid the dreaded "Carmageddon" – leaving their cars in...

By Bus, Rail, Train And Car: Tips To Beat Carmageddon

Posted 09.14.2011 | Los Angeles

Metro: Hundreds of extra buses are being provided with shorter turn-around time between them.

Route of the 405 Well-Traveled for Centuries

Mary Daily | Posted 09.14.2011 | Los Angeles
Mary Daily

See all those drivers buzzing below the Getty Center on the 405? They are literally following the footsteps of their predecessors: Native Americans, Spanish explorers, mission padres, and early California settlers.

WATCH: Los Angeles Without Cars

Posted 09.14.2011 | Los Angeles

With Carmageddon looming in the near future, many Angelenos are planning to ditch their normal vehicles for the weekend in favor of bikes, public tran...

Carmageddon: With Only A Few Hours Left, LA Preps

AP | JOHN ROGERS and DAISY NGUYEN | Posted 09.14.2011 | Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES — When the sun rises above Los Angeles on Saturday, residents in this car-dependent, traffic-choked city will see a rare sight: a 10...

Small Businesses Look To Turn 'Carmageddon' Into Cash-athon

AP | THOMAS WATKINS | Posted 09.13.2011 | Business

LOS ANGELES — Business owners touted promotions Wednesday aimed at cashing in on the upcoming closure of part of heavily traveled Interstate 405...

Escaping Carmageddon: Waze To The Rescue

Turnstyle | Posted 09.12.2011 | Technology
Turnstyle

This is where Waze comes in: a free turn-by-turn GPS navigation app for smartphones with a built-in social component.

WATCH: 405 Closure Gets The 'Hitler Rant' Treatment

Posted 09.10.2011 | Los Angeles

This weekend's 405 freeway closure gets the "Hitler Rant" treatment from the film "Downfall." The führer screams about everything from smug Downt...

New Job: Traffic Reporter?

Posted 08.30.2011 | Los Angeles

UPDATED -- More "big names" doing their part to warn Los Angeles about the upcoming 405 freeway closure: former CHiPs star Erik Estrada. PREVI...

Hospitals Express Concern Over 405 Closure Plan

latimes.com | Ari Bloomekatz, Los Angeles Times | Posted 08.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Four major Los Angeles hospitals are expressing alarm over plans to shut down the 405 Freeway through the Sepulveda Pass for 53 hours next month, sayi...

405 Closure Has Residents Speaking out (Video)

Brentwood, CA Patch | Helen Jeong | Email the Author | 12:00pm | Posted 08.08.2011 | Los Angeles

West Los Angeles residents and commuters react to the planned shutdown of a 10-mile stretch of the 405 freeway. ...

CARMAGEDDON: 405 Freeway Closure Prompts Emergency Responders to Plan Ahead

Encino, CA Patch | Joe Taglieri | Email the Author | 12:01am | Posted 08.06.2011 | Los Angeles

As Valley commuters plan for traffic congestion when crews tear up and rebuild a section of the 405 Freeway in mid-July, public safety agencies are te...

Part Of 405 Freeway To Close For A Whole Weekend

Encino, CA Patch | Doug Kriegel | Email the Author | 12:01am | Posted 07.16.2011 | Los Angeles

Starting at midnight on July 15 the San Diego (405) Freeway will be shut down in both directions from Getty Center Drive to the 101 for 53 hours, so t...

Naked Man Runs Down 405 Freeway (PHOTO)

The Informer | Posted 10.19.2011 | Los Angeles

Only in Los Angeles. KNX news radio was a-buzz with reports of a stark-naked man doing his thing on the 405 North this morning. It's still not c...

From Bean Field to Bonanza: Name Change for Orange County's Performing Arts Center to Segerstrom

Jay Weston | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Jay Weston

a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12807090@N08/5353811178/" title="IMG_2688 by jayweston@sbcglobal.net, on Flickr"> Actress Jacqueline Bisset with ...