Articles from October 2010

LAPD on alert for drunk drivers this Halloween weekend
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The patrols and checkpoints will begin tonight and continue through Sunday evening. Police said Halloween is among the deadliest times of the year for impaired drivers.

LA County
Tonight, a checkpoint will be conducted in
Sherman Oaks at Ventura Boulevard and Columbus Avenue from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Then on Saturday, between the same times, one will …

DUI Checkpoint in South L.A. Tonight

Friday 10-22-2010 6:13pm PT

Motorists traveling on Florence Avenue between Main and Broadway in South Los Angeles tonight can expect to encounter an LAPD sobriety and drivers license checkpoint slated to run from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. As usual, the LAPD has a regimented plan for the checkpoint in order to both penalize intoxicated drivers and to educate the public …

The closures to vehicle and some pedestrian traffic are expected to be in effect in the late morning into mid-afternoon hours on Martin Luther King Boulevard, Vermont Avenue, Figueroa Street and Exposition Boulevard.
Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard between S. Figueroa St. and Vermont Ave. will be blocked  between 9:30am and 3:00pm tomorrow due to …

CicLavia was a huge success. The weather was absolutely perfect and the people, well let me put it this way…I have never seen a happier (estimated) 100,000 people in my life. I could write on and on about it but I think hearing from the cyclists, volunteers, dodge ball players, walkers and more will convey the experience in a way I never could. I’ve compiled …

West Side Road Closures for the 405 Construction Sepulveda Pass Project
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Southbound off-ramp to Skirball Center Dr closed from 7pm to 8am for potholing.
Southbound on-ramp from Skirball Center Dr closed tonight, 7pm to 8am, for potholing.
Number 3, 4 southbound lanes closed at Skirball Center Dr tonight, midnight to 6am, for soil backfill.
Number 4 southbound lane closed at Skirball Center Dr, 10pm to 7am, …

Oct. 10 CicLAvia Event Follows Seven Metro Rail Stations
A seven mile stretch between East Hollywood to Boyle Heights will be closed tomorrow (Sunday 10/10/10) for…..

There will be a lot of bus detours in effect on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. as part of the first CicLAvia event that will close about 7.5 miles of streets for cyclists and pedestrians.
Several intersections along the …

No Designated Driver. Get A DUI. You are Screwed!
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West Side Road Closures for the 405 Construction Sepulveda Pass Project

Sepulveda Bl reduced to one lane each direction tonight, 9pm to 3am, Montana to Homedale, for wall construction.
Sepulveda Bl reduced to one lane each direction tonight, 9pm to 6am, Moraga to Montana, for utility relocation.
Sepulveda Bl reduced to one lane each direction tonight from 9pm to 5am, Montana to Wilshire, for potholing/excavation.

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Sioux-z  adds her Traffic Pet Peeve-Off
Meet  Sioux-z. The day I met her at KCRW, I was very nervous. I was a new employee and I was trying way too hard to wow people. Sioux-z wasn’t easy to wow. I could tell right off the bat she is not only  highly intelligent, she also has a way of grabbing the moment by storm. I am fortunate …

I always wish I was ahead on the 405 freeway!

Courtesy of TheJay.com and LAObserved.com
West Side Road Closures for the 405 Construction Sepulveda Pass Project

Sepulveda Bl reduced to one lane each direction from Sepulveda Way to Bronwood, 9am to
3pm, for DWP work.
Number 2 northbound Sepulveda Bl lane closed from Montana to Homedale, 9am to 3pm, for wall construction.
Northbound off-ramp to Skirball Center Dr closed …