Bridge for 101-405

In a plan that suits environmentalists and should unclog traffic at one of the world's most gridlocked freeway interchanges, Caltrans on Tuesday unveiled a $135 million proposal to expand a connector at the 405 and 101 freeways. Sue Doyle in the Daily News.

Calling for the demolition of a one-lane, sharp-turning ramp linking the southbound San Diego Freeway to the westbound Ventura Freeway, the plan aims to replace it with a two-lane bridge over the Sepulveda Dam.

While it would cut off access from Burbank Boulevard to the 101 forever, it also avoids cutting into land from the adjacent 225-acre Sepulveda Basin wildlife refuge, unlike two other proposals considered by the state in a 285-page environmental impact report.