Orange County ‘Carmageddon’: Full 405 Freeway closure coming
It happened in Los Angeles -- twice -- and now Orange County can brace for its own ‘Carmageddon’: the 405 Freeway will be closed in both directions for 20 hours.
The closure is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, and last through 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18. The freeway will be shut down between the 605 Freeway and Valley View Street in Westminster, according to a news release from the Orange County Transportation Authority.
“We know this ‘Bridge Bash’ has the potential to disrupt traffic for the hundreds of thousands of people who use the I-405 on a typical summer weekend and we are encouraging drivers to avoid the freeway in this area,†Greg Winterbottom, OCTA chairman, said in the release.
Officials said the closure is needed to demolish a bridge that links the southbound 405 to the eastbound 22 Freeway as part of a larger $277-million traffic improvement project.
“Construction of a new connector bridge was completed late last month and is now being used by drivers,†officials said.
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