Which Way, L.A.?
Carmageddon: Is All the Hassle LA's "Carma"?
"Carmageddon" is Caltrans' $1 billion project to complete a continuous carpool lane from Orange County through the Sepulveda Pass to the San Fernando Valley....
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenIt's labeled "Carmageddon" by politicians who don't want the blame for possible gridlock. But it's called "this weekend" by LA Streetsblog, which says, LA drivers won't be idiots after all. It's all about a $1 billion project to complete a continuous carpool lane from Orange County through the Sepulveda Pass to the San Fernando Valley. Caltrans won't even stick to its claim that commuters will ultimately save one minute of drive-time per mile on the 405. Worth it or not, it's about to be with us. We hear about the risks, the preparations and the opportunities. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, assassination and power politics in Afghanistan.
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2 storiesWith the Big Delay Almost with Us, Is It Time to Panic?
If you love to hate the 405 through the Sepulveda Pass, try living without it. That's what the Westside of Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley will have to do from 7pm tomorrow, when the ramps shut down between the 10 and the 101, until 5am Monday morning.
Read the story27 minAssassination in Afghanistan Creates a Void
A suicide bomber set off explosives concealed in his turban today in one of Kandahar's largest mosques.
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