The demolition and reconstruction of the northbound entrance to the 405 freeway from westbound Wilshire Boulevard and the northbound exit from the 405 to westbound Wilshire begins tonight. My sympathies to those who will be sitting in excess traffic. The above is a map showing alternative access to the 405 [continue reading]
The demolition of the first two Wilshire-405 ramps begins this weekend. There’s no way of sugar-coating it: there will be significant traffic impacts. That said, the status quo in the area has been pretty much horrible for as long as I can recall — way too many cars competing [continue reading]
As we mentioned in a post around the time of the Expo Line’s opening to La Cienega, Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus has rerouted three of its bus lines to improve service between Culver City Station and major West L.A. destinations. And last week we touched on what changes Culver [continue reading]
Here’s the good word from the ExpressLanes project (pdf here): ExpressLanes Construction Notice
Two children and a mentally disabled adult who went missing from Long Beach on Saturday night were discovered Monday morning at the Sylmar/San Fernando Metrolink Station with the help of Metro bus operator George Vazquez. Vazquez was operating Line 230 when he noticed the trio at the Sylmar Metrolink Station terminal and [continue reading]
There is the possibility — key word ‘possibility’ — that there could be some bus detours in effect after 4 p.m. Monday afternoon in the area around Staples Center and L.A. Live due to Game 6 of the NHL Finals between the Kings and Devils. A big crowd is expected [continue reading]
METRO GOLD LINE SERVICE ALERT UPDATE: Repairs to overhead power system completed at Southwest Museum Station, and the bus bridge that shuttled passengers between Heritage Square, Southwest Museum and Highland Park stations has been canceled. Repairs to the overhead power system at the Southwest Museum Gold Line Station got underway [continue reading]
Repairs to the overhead power system at the Southwest Museum Gold Line Station will get underway after 9 p.m. this Friday and are expected to be completed by the close of service on Sunday night, well in advance of the Monday morning commute. In the meantime, Metro buses will shuttle [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ps_vQNS4k3A&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/youtube] Our friends at New Jersey Transit have a safety campaign underway to address a long-standing problem in the Garden State and pretty much everywhere elsewhere in the United States — people walking on train tracks. The two new videos — each just 30 seconds — do not mince [continue reading]
Los Angeles County and Metro Board Member Don Knabe will join local law enforcement officials, Metro executives and local businesses Thursday morning to unveil a multimedia awareness campaign aimed at informing the public about the heinous crime of child sex trafficking. The press event will take place Thursday, May 31, at [continue reading]
