Widening project: An amazing ballet

The highway surgeons of the Sepulveda Pass lace up their boots, pull on gloves, adjust their hard hats and fasten their safety goggles, then get to work just as most Angelenos are crawling into bed. Susan Atkins in the Daily News,

On a recent late night, towering spotlights parked alongside the 405 Freeway illuminated the fog-shrouded hillsides where a growling backhoe chewed through mounds of dirt, creating a new freeway lane one bite at a time.

"We've got to be careful, and watch out for everything and everyone, because this is the time of night when drunk drivers like to crash into us," said Robert Stormo, a safety manager who works from sunset 'til sunrise.