Weekend Events a plenty, and a plenty of traffic.
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CicLAvia

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
The Long Beach Grand Prix
Staples Center sporting events.

Perhaps public transportation is the way to get there.
Metro plans to add train capacity on several Metro Rail lines in anticipation of major Los Angeles area events scheduled the weekend of April 20-21, including Festival of Books, CicLAvia – To The Sea, Long Beach …

Starting tomorrow night the NB I-405 will be completely closed every night this weekend

 
April 12, 13 & 14 the freeway will be closed from I-10 Connector to Olympic Boulevard On-Ramp

 
For approximately one-mile from the 10 connector to the Olympic Boulevard  for the nights of Friday, April 12, Saturday, April 13, and Sunday, April 14, 2013.
The full northbound freeway closure is scheduled to prepare …

The city of Los Angeles recently finished a massive project to synchronize all of its 4,500 traffic lights in the hopes of reducing congestion. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon checks in with Kajon Cermak, the traffic reporter for member station KCRW in Santa Monica to see how the plan is panning out. National Public Radio host Scott Simon. By Andy Danyo, NPR

All lanes of Hollywood Blvd, east of LaBrea Ave, will be closed for the Hollywood Half Marathon the morning of 4/6/13, reopening by 11am.

Hollywood Half Marathon
When:Saturday, April 6, 2013 1:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Details: All lanes of Hollywood Blvd., between LaBrea Ave. and Hillhurst Ave., will be closed.
Intersections will open as the race allows.
The race route will be marked as “No Parking – Tow …

 
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Have you noticed while driving on the surface streets of Los Angeles if you arrive any faster to your destination?

You may or may not know that LA synchronized every one of its 4,500 traffic signals. Adios you bummer to bummer traffic. The last group of traffic lights were synchronized at the end …

Full directional southbound freeway closure is anticipated to occur on Monday, April 1, 2013, weather permitting. Ramps within the freeway closures limits may begin to close as early as 7 pm and freeway lanes will begin to close as early as 10 p.m., leading up to the full directional freeway closure beginning at 12 a.m. Metro reports that it will be back to our new normal tomorrow morning by 5:00am.

Uh oh, bad news bears if you need to use the canyon roads between Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.
Starting this weekend the L.A. Department of Water and Power will be shutting down Coldwater Canyon to replace a 100-year-old water main.
The closure begins this Saturday morning and is expected to last until April 26 – ish.

Closure planned for the 405 this weekend between Getty Center Drive and 101 on Saturday Night, March 23.
The Sepulveda Pass Improvements Project contractor is scheduled to implement a full directional northbound I-405 freeway closure for approximately four miles between the Getty Center Dr. ramps to the 101 freeway on the night of Saturday, March 23, 2013.
What: Falsework construction to support the reconstruction of the …

Start Line
Dodger Stadium
Finish Line
Intersection of California Av & Ocean Av, City of Santa Monica

Several streets in Hollywood, including parts of Hollywood Blvd., Orange Dr., and Sunset Blvd., will be closed.
Towing zones will be posted up to 72 hours in advance; please follow posted restrictions.

TOW AWAY ZONES for Hollywood Blvd:

Temporary No Stopping, Sunday, March 17, 2013

Both sides of the street from 12am to 1pm:
Between Normandie Ave. & Orange Dr.
Orange Dr. between Hollywood Blvd. & Sunset Blvd.
Sunset Blvd. between Orange Dr. & Havenhurst Dr. (City Limits)
West sides of the street from 12am to 4pm:

The freeway closures continue on the Sepulveda Pass for the construction of the 405 widening project.