MTA changes plans on bridge

A plan to tear down the existing Mulholland Drive bridge over the 405 Freeway and build a bigger one 200 feet to the south has residents and environmentalists worried about increased traffic congestion and threats to wildlife. Daily Nwes.

The new bridge is part of the $1.03 billion freeway widening project to accommodate new carpool lanes.

Originally, Metropolitan Transportation Authority and CalTrans engineers were set to widen the Mulholland Bridge gradually, similar to the construction currently underway on the Sunset Boulevard bridge.