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Metro/Caltrans Fails Riders at I-405/Wilshire

February 12, 2014 Mark Elliot 0 Comments 405 freeway expansion, Deathtrap405, safety

In the ongoing saga of hazardous I-405 construction impacts we’d like to file this gem for your consideration: a poorly-filled

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News 

I-405 Project 85% Complete, Metro Says

November 9, 2013May 26, 2025 Mark Elliot 0 Comments 405 freeway expansion, Deathtrap405

Maybe shouting into the wind does get something accomplished. Metro reports that the I-405 project is 85% complete. More important,

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Submit I-405 Project Claims

September 5, 2013 Mark Elliot 0 Comments 405 freeway expansion, Deathtrap405, Metro

Have you busted a rim or been struck by a vehicle at I-405 project crossings? Metro’s little-known claims program might

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Metro I-405 community meeting panorama
Recap 

Metro I-405 8/15 Meeting Recap

August 15, 2013February 9, 2018 Mark Elliot 0 Comments 405 freeway expansion, Metro, recap

Pity the poor motorist. At the Westwood Recreation Center tonight, we learned that the eastbound Wilshire on-ramp to the northbound

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I-405 Over Budget, Behind Schedule

April 24, 2013 Mark Elliot 0 Comments 405 freeway expansion, Caltrans, Metro, safety, Zev Yaroslavsky

LA Times today reports on the I-405 expansion running over budget and behind schedule. They could talk about the hazard

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Sepulveda and Ohio corner 2012-8-2
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Caltrans Can Do Better By Cyclists

August 15, 2012August 14, 2012 Mark Elliot 0 Comments 405 freeway expansion, BAC7, Caltrans

Streetsblog SF recently highlighted our country’s disregard of cyclist safety in construction zones by showing where machinery is imprudently placed.

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405 fwy at Ohio signage
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Crossing the 405 Fwy Puts Your Life on the Line

June 1, 2012April 14, 2013 Mark Elliot 2 Comments 405 freeway expansion, Caltrans, Olympic Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Wilshire Boulevard

We call it walking the plank: merely crossing under the 405 Fwy at Wilshire, Ohio, Santa Monica, Olympic, and Pico

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