Drivers Avoid Freeway, Averting Traffic Jam
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The massive traffic jam that transportation officials had feared Saturday morning on the Ventura Freeway did not materialize because motorists heeded warnings to avoid portions under construction in the San Fernando Valley, authorities said.
Three of four lanes in Tarzana and Woodland Hills were closed because of the the 16-month, $18.3-million freeway-widening project. But traffic on the Ventura Freeway was believed to be less than its normal Saturday morning volume of roughly 6,000 cars an hour.
The lane closings will be repeated this morning and each weekend through the end of July, except for the Fourth of July weekend.
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