Caltrans Taking I-405 Project Update to the Community.News Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2003 Public Meetings Will Provide Details on a Handful of New Projects That Will Increase Capacity and Improve Safety Between Interstate 10 and US 101 The California Department of Transportation The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California. Its mission is to improve mobility across the state. It manages the state highway system and is actively involved with public transportation systems in California. , in conjunction with the city of Los Angeles
congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. and improve safety on Interstate 405. The meetings will be at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Skirball Cultural Center  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . in West Los Angeles
The improvements under discussion cover I-405 from Interstate 10 to US 101: -- Northbound HOV Lanes -- Carpool lanes are planned for the stretches between National Boulevard and Greenleaf Street and between Ventura and Burbank boulevards -- Southbound HOV Lane -- Carpool lane is planned from Waterford Street to I-10 -- Connector Widening -- Additional lane planned for connector road that links northbound I-405 with southbound US 101 -- Gap Closure/Flyunder/Dickens Bypass -- Recently opened northbound auxiliary lane will be extended to the US 101 Connector, a flyunder ramp for vehicles headed north on I-405 from Sepulveda Boulevard will be built and Dickens Avenue will be extended west as a means of accessing I-405 and bypassing the intersection of Sepulveda and Ventura boulevards. Avenue will be extended west as a means of accessing I-405 and bypassing the intersection of Sepulveda and Ventura boulevards -- Connector reconstruction -- The connector from southbound I-405 to both directions of US 101 will be improved Commuters and others with questions about the projects or the meetings can use Caltrans's communications bureau to find out what they need to know. The bureau, which launched last year includes a toll-free hotline (866/MOVE-405) and a Web site (www.move405.info) where motorists can obtain the latest information on all projects. Questions and comments can be e-mailed (information@move405.info) or faxed (213/438-1764) to Caltrans for timely response within 48 hours. Updated schedule and project information also will be compiled in periodic newsletters with the title "On the Move" that will be distributed in affected communities. Caltrans has embarked on a comprehensive program to make traveling I-405 easier, primarily by establishing HOV lanes -- part of a network of HOV lanes throughout the region. The first, a $20.5 million, eight-mile southbound south·bound adj. Going toward the south. southbound Adjective going towards the south Adj. 1. carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. lane between Burbank Boulevard and Waterford Street opened in January 2002. Already, the lane has proven successful by cutting an average of 18 minutes off travel time between those two points for motorists in regular lanes as well as those using the carpool lane. |
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