Commuters to and from the Westside braced themselves for a traffic nightmare Monday, the first weekday of "Ramp Jam."
Workers closed the westbound Wilshire onramp to the northbound 405 and the northbound 405 offramp to westbound Wilshire at 10 p.m. Friday.
Some drivers seemed to have some luck with traffic, thanking city officials for planning out the closures. Many more bemoaned the added gridlock, though none seemed fond of the usually sluggish corridor anyway.
"Dear 405, I hate you with every ounce of my being," tweeted @joertell.
The ramps will remain closed for three months, during the first phase of a yearlong effort to demolish and rebuild all eight ramps at the interchange.
The ramps will be closed in succession, for periods of two weeks to three months each. The new ramps will be designed to reduce traffic backups and dangerous lane-weaving.
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