Carmageddon

carmageddon, california, interstate 405
Ringo H.W. Chiu / AP

Jam
Traffic is backed up on the northbound of Interstate 405 freeway near I-10 freeway after it closed for construction at mid-night on July 15, 2011 in Los Angeles.

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