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A Look Behind Southern California's "Carmageddon"

Published: July 29, 2011, noon

Labeled by the media as "Carmageddon", the decision by California's Department of Transportation, known as CalTrans, to close a portion of Interstate 405 in Southern California over a recent weekend initially drew some harsh criticism. And then, as if waking from a bad dream the following Monday morning, the 405 was back open and operating as normal. For more on what CalTrans did and why; I spoke with CalTrans public information officer Judy Gish.