LAX advice for 405 Freeway shutdown: Avoid driving to or from the airport

Avoid driving, take public transit and allow extra time if you need to get in or out of Los Angeles International Airport during the 53-hour shutdown of the 405 Freeway next month. That's the advice from LAX, which has launched a 405 Freeway Alert Web page that outlines transit options for mid-July, when one of  the busiest freeways in Southern California will close for bridge demolition as part of a larger project.

The airport is south of the closure area, but traffic is expected to be heavy on east-west freeways such as the 10 and 105, as well as on surface streets, the airport's website says.

Here's the 411:

The closure: On July 16 and 17, the northbound 405 will be closed for 10 miles from the 10 Freeway to the 101 Freeway, including the Sepulveda Pass; the southbound 405 will close for four miles between the 101 Freeway and the Getty Center Drive exit.

Drivers can expect lane closures to begin as early as 7 p.m. Friday night (July 15), and reopening of ramps and connectors to go as late as 6 a.m. Monday (July 18). http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-los-angeles-airport-405-shutdown-20110623,0,229860.story

 

Article  courtesy of The Los Angeles Times  By Mary Forgione Los Angeles Times Daily Travel & Deal blogger