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Repair trucks on Coldwater Canyon | Photo by Zach Behrens/LAist
As the the Department of Water and Power faces a second water main break of the week--this latest one sucked in a fire truck--the first one from Saturday night continues to leave Coldwater Canyon Boulevard closed to rush hour commuters as they return from the holiday weekend. The popular over-the-hill cut through to Beverly Hills is closed between Ventura Boulevard and Halkirk Street and between Moorpark and Ventura Boulevard (see a map below).
Officials last night said they could not estimate when work would be completed, but the street is expected to closed through at least today.
Additionally, inspectors yesterday found that a portion of the bridge over the L.A. River may have been destabilized. Authorities recommend avoiding trying to use Coldwater Canyon between Ventura Boulevard and Mulholland Drive.
Previously: See photos of the streets flooded here
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And just a note in case this affects anyone (as it did me): there is no sign for where to go for a temporary stop for the 167 bus stop on the SE corner of Coldwater, right in the closure area. Just walk up to the next one at Hortense.
And there was nothing on the Metro website either. Are we supposed to read minds?
This is not unusual for Metro.
And that burns my buttons. And after sitting on hold for 10 minutes I was still unable to get an answer as to where my bus stop is supposed to be. Seriously.
And the buses never even come on time. So they'll tell you, "The 750 should be at Woodman at 8:12" and you'll see a bus go by as you're walking there at 8:09, and another one comes at 8:21. Delays? Forget about it. A train gets stuck and everyone just piles onto the next one, creating a hugely overcrowded situation and a backlog in waiting for bus connections. And metro never has a clue, or never informs bus drivers. I got on a rapid the other day that was orange because the bus driver said they had run out of red rapid buses. So he was driving a regular bus, but doing a rapid route. *headdesk*
When I was in Edinburgh, a small city, there was a huge amount of construction as they put in a new tram system. One of the main roads was totally ripped up. But on the construction fence they at least had HUGE signs that said, "Where is my bus?" with directions on how to get to the alternate routes running around the construction.