Adam Scott Actor

Expect to hear a lot this week's civic and transportation officials 53 hours this weekend to close the 405 Freeway. On Monday, Caltrans held a press briefing on its plans for "Carmageddon."

"Most people spend their lives trying to avoid the 405," said Caltrans District Director Mike Miles. "This weekend is the one we have to say: you need to avoid the 405!"

Miles says his agency will work with others - including police - to monitor and a new traffic route if necessary. They will also study the closure of 405 to help develop future plans for emergency response.

"If there was a natural disaster there, such as an earthquake or something, and spend Sepulveda was closed, how do we achieve that?" Miles said.

Caltrans to use cameras and sensors embedded in the pavement at clock speeds and traffic volume. The California Highway Patrol fixed-wing aircraft deployed to help point - and answer - stalled vehicles and accidents.

Thousands of Caltrans also insisted that this was the weekend's bad for the Lakers to demonstrate experience to move through traffic jams.

"I know many people think they know the secret passages through the Sepulveda Pass," he said. "Unfortunately, for every secret passage that you know, is likely to be 50,000 [people] to know that the same passage. There will be no secret way through closing. It's just something we're just going to have to live."

Caltrans and Metro Los Angeles said the contractor in charge of the demolition of the bridge Mulholland has some motivation to get it done on time. For every 10 minutes to close the highway runs past 6 am on Monday, the contractor - Kiewit International - will have to pay a fine of $ 6,000.

"That's the $ 6,000 first minute," said Doug default, the program executive director of Metro Los Angeles road. "You then have nine minutes to finish everything together, leaving the road, then hits another extra 10 minutes so that the second 10 minutes is another $ 6,000. No 'you thought is $ 600 per minute and can just take your time. We want to be very motivated to get off before it hits the first minute. "