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Highway to Hell?: The Biggest Traffic Story of 2011 Was Undoubtedly the I-405 Improvement Project

John Christopher Merrill, Joe Quitter

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Agencies in southern California determined that mprovements to Interstate 405 in Los Angeles would require a complete shutdown of north- and south-bound lanes for 53 hours. Gridlock was avoided through careful planning and implementation of a public information campaign. This article describes 12 key elements of the successful campaign, including coordination among the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the California Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.

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Agencies in southern California determined that mprovements to Interstate 405 in Los Angeles would require a complete shutdown of north- and south-bound lanes for 53 hours. Gridlock was avoided through careful planning and implementation of a public information campaign. This article describes 12 key elements of the successful campaign, including coordination among the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the California Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.

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Agencies in southern California determined that mprovements to Interstate 405 in Los Angeles would require a complete shutdown of north- and south-bound lanes for 53 hours. Gridlock was avoided through careful planning and implementation of a public information campaign. This article describes 12 key elements of the successful campaign, including coordination among the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the California Department of Transportation and the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.

Key concepts: Gridlock, Metropolitan area, Transport engineering, Public transport, Engineering, Traffic congestion, Key (lock), Public administration

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