CARMAGEDDON! Ok L.A. what are your plans for next weekend's freeway closure/traffic nightmare?

[Popular]

Posted: 7/9/11 at 12:20am

Any ideas or are we all just locking ourselves up in our homes?

[Almira]

Posted: 7/9/11 at 12:46am

Like a dumbass I volunteered to house sit for a friend who live where the 101 and 405 meet.

Guess I'm not going anywhere next weekend.

[DAME]

Posted: 7/9/11 at 1:26am

Just stay off the freeway.

[James885]

Posted: 7/9/11 at 2:25am

I plan on staying FAR FAR away from that entire area next weekend. I was talking to my friend who lives in Culver City and works in Burbank, and he's freaking out cause he has to go into work next Saturday. I think he's planning on staying friday night with a friend in Glendale.

Fortunately I live in South Pasadena and work downtown, so I have no interaction at all with the 405 freeway :)

Updated On: 7/9/11 at 02:25 AM

[best12bars]

Posted: 7/9/11 at 8:18am

James885---He can take surface streets. I worked in Burbank and had clients in Culver City, so I used that alternate route back many times: Olympic to La Brea to the 101 to Barham/Olive. That'll put him in Burbank. He should allow about an hour during rush.

[James885]

Posted: 7/9/11 at 11:29am

Thanks for the advice best12bars! I'll pass it along.

[Popular]

Posted: 7/10/11 at 1:49pm

The only problem is that the rest of the city is going to try and take that same exact detour. The streets are going to be a mess.

Anyone see this parody about the traffic yet?

[Q]

Posted: 7/10/11 at 2:51pm

I think it would be funny if so many people avoided the area that weekend that it turned out to be easier than normal to get around.

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 7/10/11 at 3:20pm

Maybe it will be like the Olympics?

My home is not too far from the 405/10 intersection, also in the Culver City area. In addition to the 405 being shut down next weekend, there is construction on Sepulveda a wee bit south of the 10.

I am going to visit TJs on Thursday, make sure I have stuff for the weekend, pop in the first few seasons of Mad Men, and hanging at home. No plans on going ANYWHERE after Friday night.

[Q]

Posted: 7/11/11 at 3:14am

"Maybe it will be like the Olympics?"

I was just talking to someone tonight who brought that up! He had a catering business then, and they were able to zip around all over the place.

[Popular]

Posted: 7/16/11 at 5:30pm

Thankfully it's turned out to be quite the non-event thus far!

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 7/16/11 at 6:20pm

So I lied ... I snuck out to see HP this morning. But, still staying pretty much close to home.

All seems pretty quiet. A total-non-event so far.

[Anakela]

Posted: 7/17/11 at 12:33pm

I loved that even during the police chase I was watching on KTLA.com last night, that driver was also avoiding the 405! Sometimes I really miss L.A....

[YouWantitWhen????]

Posted: 7/17/11 at 1:12pm

They are apparently ahead of schedule and the FW should open this afternoon.

Who knew that all of the drivers in LA could actually pay attention for a moment. Kudos for those involved in getting the message out. A really well done PR campaign.

[Q]

Posted: 7/17/11 at 1:17pm

I agree, YWIW - although, I'll never understand why this received national attention.

[ahhrealmonsters]

Posted: 7/18/11 at 1:09am

Q- According to my sister, that's exactly what happened. She said the roads were empty, as everyone was scared away and didn't take the freeways.

[Q]

Posted: 7/18/11 at 2:17am

They're going to do this again in 11 months apparently, and I wouldn't be surprised if that turns into a nightmare because everyone assumes because of this it will be no problem.

[D2]

Posted: 7/18/11 at 3:53am

"...although, I'll never understand why this received national attention."

International.

[D2]

Posted: 7/18/11 at 3:54am

"...although, I'll never understand why this received national attention."

International.