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Update: 405 Freeway carpool lane opened Friday morning
Traffic on the 405 Freeway.
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The new carpool lane on the northbound 405 Freeway between the 10 and the 101 opened at about 4:30 a.m. Friday, according to Metro .
The grand opening comes five months ahead of schedule — and just in time for the Memorial Day travel weekend.
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"It's going to give people with multiple passengers the ability to ride in a dedicated [lane]," said Metro spokesman Dave Sotero. "And that will help improve the efficiency of the entire freeway and keep traffic moving."
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The new carpool lane between the 10 and 101 freeways was part of a $1 billion improvement project.
Three freeway bridges were re-built, overpasses were widened and portions of Sepulveda Boulevard were also re-surfaced as part of that project.
This story has been updated and was originally published on Thursday, May 21.
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