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Michael Jackson Closures

As I noted in Traffic the nexus of celebrity and L.A.’s car culture often has CALTRANS scrambling to keep up. Via the CHP incident report page, here’s a traffic-eye view of the Michael Jackson memorial service:

Incident: 0347 Type: Traffic Advisory Location: MICHAEL JACKSON CLOSURES ThomasBrothers: 563 4H info as of: 7/7/2009 11:07:12 AM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
10:01AM OPEN **** EB AND WB SR-134 FOREST LAWN OFF RAMPS
7:47AM EB SR-134 FOREST LAWN OFF RAMP **** NOW CLOSED
7:05AM WB I-10 PICO OFF RAMP CLOSED ****
7:05AM SB I-110 OLYMPIC OFF RAMP CLOSED ****
7:05AM NB I-110 PICO OFF RAMP CLOSED ****
6:56AM WB SR-134 AT FOREST LAWN OFF RAMP **** NOW CLOSED
6:53AM NB AND SB I-110 4TH ST OFF RAMPS ARE CLOSED ****
6:26AM PER CALTRANS ** EB AND WB SR-134 FOREST LAWN OFF RAMPS WILL BE CLOSED @ 0700 HRS
RESPONDING OFFICERS STATUS
6:26AM CHP Unit On Scene

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