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405 Freeway/Wilshire Blvd. closure

Two Wilshire Boulevard ramps will close at 10 p.m. Friday for about 90 days. All eight ramps at the interchange are scheduled to be demolished and rebuilt over the next year. Detour maps and other information at www.metro.net/405

A view of the reconstructed ramps

Traffic flow on the Wilshire/405 ramps

A view of the reconstructed ramps

Traffic planners say new separated ramps will eliminate dangerous freeway merging zones and help alleviate traffic backups on Wilshire Boulevard.