Here’s the statement from Unified Command: Sunday morning, the CHP responded to two isolated and unrelated incidents of pedestrians attempting to enter closed sections of the I-405 Freeway. The individuals were detained and cited for pedestrians on freeway. We remind the public that not only is it illegal to attempt [continue reading]
Reminder: There are 42 bus lines that will have some detours due to this morning's triathlon in Los Angeles that stretches from Venice to L.A. Live in downtown. Lines detoured: 14, 37, 16, 18, 20, 28, 30, 33, 51, 52, 53, 55, 60, 62, 66, 70, 71, 76, 78, 79, [continue reading]
Here’s the official update issued by the Unified Command: LOS ANGELES (Sat., Sept. 29, 2012, 9:30 p.m.) – The Interstate 405 Freeway (I-405) Unified Command announced the following update information: Herbalife Triathlon Los Angeles Reminder: The Herbalife Triathlon Los Angeles will be held tomorrow morning. Participants and spectators should stay [continue reading]
Photographs courtesy of LACMTA (Josh Southwick, Metro Creative Services)
A big piece of the east side of northbound half of the Mulholland Drive bridge fell down just after 4 p.m. Here is the statement issued by Unified Command: The center span demolition is complete. 65% of the outer spans have been demolished. We expect demolition to proceed more [continue reading]
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Metrolink Board Chairman Richard Katz (at far right) visited the Mulholland Bridge demolition site to report all was going well and area roads, with a few exceptions, were moving along. They also urged area residents to please stay off roads unless necessary to [continue reading]
The media was allowed a brief foray into the northbound lanes to get closer to the bridge about an hour ago. Here's one from my iPhone. Posted with Blogsy
Photographs courtesy of LACMTA (Josh Southwick, Metro Creative Services)
Here's a nice one looking south from the top of the Angelino Hotel. That's the newly rebuilt Sunset Boulevard bridge in the foreground with the empty 405 running underneath. Posted with Blogsy
