Freeway Closures and Bridge Upgrades and Animal Crossings, Oy Vey!

 

Hour 1 (11.09) 

Mark Thompson is back in the studio with Timmy, who is already in “I told you so” mode after warning everyone about the 91 eastside being down to three lanes for 55 hours so they can upgrade the wildlife crossing — and yes, Bellio got stuck in that mess, which was embarrassing. Meanwhile the Vincent Thomas Bridge is fully closed for 16 months while Caltrans replaces the deck, and the overnight construction noise and vibrations are already driving San Pedro locals crazy and keeping them awake.  

Timmy just adopted a new dog and the house is running on a higher frequency. Elsewhere, some guy tried to drive into the White House for lunch with the president (these attempts keep happening), Raiders and 49ers fans had an epic fight outside Levi’s Stadium, and a Ferrari driver speeding through Beverly Hills got pulled over and tried to talk his way out of the ticket by namedropping the police chief.  

Caltrans is closing lanes, ramps, and connectors overnight on the 405 between Sepulveda and Victory from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. for a $144 million paving project, and they’re dropping the speed limit to 55 — which Timmy is not a fan of, because it sucks to get caught out and then sit through a lecture from the judge the way they do in Vegas when your ticket is over a hundred bucks. 

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