1. Orange County Girds For 405 Freeway Closure Next Weekend
Los Angeles Times
Nearly four miles of the southbound 405 in Orange County will be closed for 20 hours straight starting late Aug. 17 as part of a $277-million project to link carpool lanes between three mighty rivers of traffic: the 405, 22 and 605 freeways.
2. Portion Of I-405 To Shut Down For Planned Bridge Bash From August 17-18
New Santa Ana
ORANGE – The San Diego Freeway (I-405) is scheduled to be fully closed in both directions from 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17 through 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18, between the San Gabriel River Freeway (I-605) and Valley View Street in Westminster.
3. Officials Warn Of Upcoming 405 Freeway Closure In O.C.
CBS Los Angeles
ORANGE (AP) — Officials want Southern Californians to be prepared for another freeway closure that will route thousands of cars onto side streets next weekend.
4. Officials Warn Of Upcoming 405 Freeway Closure
U-T San Diego
ORANGE, Calif. — Officials want Southern Californians to be prepared for another freeway closure that will route thousands of cars onto side streets next weekend.
5. 405 In Orange County Closed Through Sunday
ABC 23 Bakersfield
The Los Angeles Times reports that nearly four miles of the southbound 405 in Orange County will be closed for 20 hours starting late Saturday.
6. The 405 Freeway Closes Down Completely For “Bridge Bash”
KCRW
Heads up Orange County! A full closure of the 405 in both directions between the 605 and Valley View 20 hours, starting at 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 17, and ending at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18.
7. Another Southern California Freeway Closure Spurs Warnings
The Tribune
ORANGE, Calif. — Officials want Southern Californians to be prepared for another freeway closure that will route thousands of cars onto side streets next weekend. The Los Angeles Times reports (http://lat.ms/13PuaJj ) that nearly four southbound miles of Interstate 405 in Orange County will be closed for 20 hours starting late Saturday.
8. Another Southern California Freeway Closure Spurs Warnings
Fox 26 KMPH
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - Officials want Southern Californians to be prepared for another freeway closure that will route thousands of cars onto side streets next weekend.
9. Officials Warn Southern Californians Of 20 – Hour Freeway Closure To Avert Traffic Nightmare
The Republic
On an average weekend summer day, more than 300,000 vehicles pass through the stretch of freeway that will be disrupted by the bridge demolition.
10. Traffic Alert: The Coming Week In Road Closures
O.C. Register
The following is a Caltrans list of scheduled freeway closures for road work. For overnight work, the listed day is when the closure begins. For example, “Monday from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.” means the road will close at 11 p.m. Monday and will reopen at 5 a.m. Tuesday.
22 Freeway
•Valley View Street: Eastbound off-ramp and westbound on-ramp closed Monday through Thursday, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., and Friday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Eastbound off-ramp only closed Saturday from 9 p.m. to 1 p.m.
•Westbound connector to northbound I-405: Closed Monday through Thursday, from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., and Friday from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m.
•Eastbound connector to northbound I-405/605: Closed Saturday from 9 p.m. to 5 p.m.
91
•Imperial Highway: Eastbound on-ramp closed Monday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
•East Street: Westbound off-ramp closed Monday from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. and Tuesday from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m.
•State College Boulevard: Westbound on-ramp closed Monday and Tuesday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
•Anaheim Boulevard: Westbound off-ramp closed Tuesday and Wednesday from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m.
•Brookhurst Street: Westbound off-ramp closed Wednesday and Thursday from 12:15 a.m. to 5 a.m.
•Euclid Street: Westbound off-ramp closed Wednesday from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. and westbound on-ramp closed Wednesday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
I-405
•Full freeway closure, 9 pm. Saturday to 5 p.m. Sunday: Northbound from Valley View Street to the eastbound 22, Southbound from the 605 to the eastbound 22.
•Full northbound closure Monday through Thursday from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. and Friday from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., between Valley View Street and the eastbound 22.
•Valley View Street: Southbound on- and off-ramps closed Monday through Friday from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Southbound off-ramp only closed Saturday from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m.
•Southbound connector to eastbound 22: Closed Monday through Thursday from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., Friday from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., and Saturday from 9 p.m. to 5 p.m.
•Seal Beach Boulevard: On- and off-ramp closed Saturday from 9 p.m. to 5 p.m.
605
•Southbound connector to southbound 405: Closed Monday from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. and Saturday from 9 p.m. to 5 p.m.
I-5
•Ave. Pico: Northbound off-ramp closed Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
•Cristianitos Road: Northbound on-ramp closed Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
•Ave. Calafia: Southbound on-ramp closed Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
11. Learn About The O.C. Draft Bikeways Strategy At Latino Health Access On 8/17
New Santa Ana
The 1st and 2nd District Bikeways Collaborative is a coordinated planning effort led by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) involving many agencies including the County of Orange, Caltrans, and the cities of Buena Park, Cypress, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Santa Ana, Stanton, and Westminster.
12. Comment Deadline Today For 405 Expansion Plan EIR
The Gazettes
Today, Monday, August 12, is the last day that Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) is accepting comments on the supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Report regarding expansion of the I-405 Freeway in Orange County.
13. Rossmoor to Stage Rally Against 405 Toll Lanes Monday
Los Alamitos Patch
The toll road was widely believed to be a dead issue in October when the OCTA board voted overwhelmingly against it amid outcry from city leaders in Los Alamitos, Seal Beach, Rossmoor, Westminster, and Costa Mesa.
14. RCSD To Host Rally On I-405 Toll Lanes
Orange County Breeze
While the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has selected Alternative 1 for the project which does not include toll lanes, the OCTA has released Concepts A and B which could reintroduce toll lanes.
15. Our Towns: I-405 Improvement Project
O.C. Register
LOS ALAMITOS : I-405 Improvement Project: The Rossmoor Community Services District is holding a rally tonight opposing toll lanes proposed on the I-405 Improvement Project at Rush Auditorium. The 6 p.m. gathering to “keep the free in our freeways” is open to the public. The district set up an online petition opposing the lanes at bit.ly/caltransocta.
SEAL BEACH: I-405 Improvement Project: The city on Thursday responded to the I-405 Improvement Project’s Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Report and Study. It wrote that the report “does not adequately address the congestions northbound on the I-405 freeway at the County Line,” and College Park Drive should have access to the 22.
16. 5 Injured In 2-Vehicle Crash In Orange
O.C. Register (August 9)
ORANGE – Five people were injured Friday morning when a bus collided with a car on Chapman Avenue near the 57 freeway.
Four people in the small bus, which serves people with disabilities, were injured along with the passenger of the BMW sedan, said Battalion Chief Robert Stefano of the Orange Fire Department. Two people were taken to a hospital for moderate injuries, he said. They were listed in stable condition, and the others suffered minor injuries, he said.
The bus is contracted with the Orange County Transportation Authority's Access program, said OCTA spokeswoman Laura Scheper. The program picks up and drops off people unable to use regular bus service.
Around 8 a.m., the bus collided with the BMW sedan at West Chapman Avenue and South Anita Drive. When firefighters arrived, they cut open the BMW and used hydraulic equipment to free the trapped passenger, Stefano said.
The Orange Police Department is investigating the cause of the crash.
17. Beemer vs. OCTA Bus Collision Injures 5
OC Weekly Blog (August 9)
No one won as five, including the female BMW driver in her 30s, were hospitalized in the 8 a.m. collision at West Chapman Avenue and South Anita Drive in Orange.
18. Community Editorial: Would Walt Disney Have Been So Bold?
Voice of OC
As Adam Elmahrek reported, Anaheim officials insist that Disneyland is not controlling the design of the ARC streetcar project. Public Works Director Natalie Meeks goes so far as to say PBS&J's statements about Disney proposing design changes are inaccurate.