Originally Posted By mawnck I was reading some articles about this, and then it hit me ... I hadn't seen word one about it on LP. (If I missed it, which is very possible, then please forgive.) Starting at 7 PM on Friday, July 15, a stretch of the 405 freeway, from the 101 to the 10, will be closed. All weekend. Until Monday morning at 6 AM. They're demolishing a very large bridge, and they say they don't want it landing on anyone. This is one of the busiest stretches of road in the country. The local media is calling the closure "Carmageddon" (clever monkeys!) and all the local government mucketymucks are pleading with everyone in LA county to stay where they are and don't attempt to drive anywhere. Several major tourist-type attractions in the area, including the Getty Museum, will be closed. LAX is just south of the closure, so if you're flying into there with the intent of proceeding to Anaheim, then you should be OK. In fact, the crowds at DL *might* be a lot smaller as a result of this. Nobody seems quite sure. It is sure that the 5 (the freeway by Disneyland) will be a mess regardless, since everyone who needs to be on the 405 will be on it instead. If you were planning on venturing north of Orange County, then it's time to start re-planning. Hollywood will be absolutely out of the question. Unless you were planning to take Amtrak and the Red Line. Or maybe a helicopter. Or a pogo stick. <a href="http://tinyurl.com/pogosticky" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/pogosticky</a> There are plenty of articles, both humorous and non, about the situation. Here's a good one to start with: <a href="http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2011/06/405_freeway_closure_july_16_17_traffic_los_angeles_subway.php" target="_blank">http://blogs.laweekly.com/info...bway.php</a> It's a bit outdated - the mayor isn't downplaying it anymore, and there will be a few more free transportation options besides the Red Line - but it will give you an idea of what you're in for if you decide to attempt LA this weekend. And a humorous article, which I found, after reading the actual Q&A that it's based on, is a more accurate summary than it might at first appear. <a href="http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2011/06/carmageddon_q_and_a_live_chat.php" target="_blank">http://blogs.laweekly.com/info...chat.php</a>
Originally Posted By oc_dean For everyone who is a Local .. you would have had your head in the sand these past few months, to miss this. This has been in the news, and on most Overhead Freeway signs .. to warn you of the coming closure. It's the Unsuspecting Tourists .. whether your from Arkansas to Australia to Austria who could get caught in the middle of it all.
Originally Posted By LVBelle I'll be driving from Vegas to Disneyland early Saturday morning. I'm planning on being on the road by 5 a.m. Anyone know if I'll run into problems from this?
Originally Posted By oc_dean Route 15 is so far removed from the west side of LA .. I don't think you need to worry about it. Your road is Route 15 to the Riverside Freeway and then the Orange 57. (Orange & Riverside counties.) Which is miles and miles away from the 405 and LA County. I think the county that will be largely affected .. will be LA County. I think O.C. will have some residual affect of it's neighboring county ... but I think OC will fare better than LA Co.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>For everyone who is a Local .. you would have had your head in the sand these past few months, to miss this.<< True dat, or so I've been told by more than one person, accompanied by some snickering. These past few months my head HAS pretty much been in the sand, and I didn't know the extent of it (the Carmageddon or the sand) until yesterday. Admittedly I don't get up to LA county that much, but still ... Anyway, this post was mainly for the tourists.
Originally Posted By oc_dean I apologize if I seemed "snickering". Wasn't trying to be. From May 8 to June 24 ... I heard all about in news, and overhead freeway signs in LA and Orange counties. Watched the story of the bride and groom who had a big wedding party planned, on that side of town. I think they ended up cancelling, didn't they?? Well ... I won't have to worry about it .. now I'm 8,000 miles away from "Carmageddon" in the sedate Northern Beaches of Australia. heh-hee
Originally Posted By alexbook I won't link to it because there's swearing, but you might want to go to Youtube and search for "Hitler rants about Carmageddon."
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Funny to read this at the same time WDW announces early closure of the monorail line at the resort...on LP it seems to be the most disruptive:Loss of the monorail vs 405 Closure!!!What will the tourists do? Will they find their way to Welcome Home?
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I apologize if I seemed "snickering". Wasn't trying to be.<< No need to apologize, I didn't take it like that. It deserves a good snicker anyway.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: If only you sweet little ducklings would go out and get yourselves some broomsticks to fly--like us cauldon girls have always done--you wouldn't have to bother with all those many traffic jams you seem to be dealing with all the time.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I drove from Riverside Co to the SF Bay area and back in June and coming back it was on road signs all the way down. I'll be heading from SD co to Riverside Co to Orange Co on Saturday.
Originally Posted By Dave >>>Your road is Route 15 to the Riverside Freeway and then the Orange 57. (Orange & Riverside counties.) Which is miles and miles away from the 405 and LA County.<<< I would say the 15 to the 210w to the 57s is a much faster route
Originally Posted By Dabob2 You can also take the 15 to either the 10 or the 60 west to the 57. I'd do either of them or the 210 before the 91, all other things being equal. If you have a smartphone with google maps, best bet is to enter the destination and look to see which roads are green (moving) and not red (heavy traffic).
Originally Posted By ecdc I always do 15 to 60 to 57. I may be going a bad way, but Google gives traffic tips and the 60 has HOV exits to the 57.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf <<I won't link to it because there's swearing, but you might want to go to Youtube and search for "Hitler rants about Carmageddon.">> OMG! Hilarious!!! So any predictions on how this may affect DL crowds? I am guessing most of LA will plan on staying off the freeways in general so I would guess a lot of locals won't be at DLR.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>I am guessing most of LA will plan on staying off the freeways in general so I would guess a lot of locals won't be at DLR.<< ... or everybody in OC and IE will say "hey - we can have DL all to ourselves!!" and pack the place to the gills so the gates close at 10 AM ......
