County officials are trying to get the word out about the dreaded 405 closures set for mid-July.

There's even an online countdown clock to the so-called "carmageddon."





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The countdown clock is the same clock used on metro.net and the I-405 homepage.

It counts down the days, hours, minutes, and seconds to the I-405 closure, scheduled for July 16, 12:01 AM, Pacific Standard Time.

Ramps along the 10-mile closure section, will begin to shut down as early as 7 p.m. on Friday, July 15, and the closure of freeway lanes will begin at 10 p.m. to ensure full freeway closure by midnight.

The specific freeway closure:

Northbound I-405: 10-mile closure between Interstate 10 and Highway 101. Southbound I-405: four-mile closure between Highway 101 and Getty Center Drive.