HARBORWIRE

The Detour Era has Begun.Good news: you’re taking the scenic route. Bad news: the scenery is Anaheim St.You will develop a favorite train crossing. It will betray you.Caltrans officials clarify 16 month estimate was actually in dog-months.Cancel Audible, get a LAPL cardFun Fact: You’re stuck 400 yards from where they shot the HEAT container scene.Day 1 of the closure: commuters discover Harry Bridges Blvd is a thing.A stranger will ask you which way is faster. You will lie.The 405, 110 & 710 would like to remind you they were already full before this.Cancel Audible, get a LAPL cardThe Detour Era has Begun.Good news: you’re taking the scenic route. Bad news: the scenery is Anaheim St.You will develop a favorite train crossing. It will betray you.Caltrans officials clarify 16 month estimate was actually in dog-months.Cancel Audible, get a LAPL cardFun Fact: You’re stuck 400 yards from where they shot the HEAT container scene.Day 1 of the closure: commuters discover Harry Bridges Blvd is a thing.A stranger will ask you which way is faster. You will lie.The 405, 110 & 710 would like to remind you they were already full before this.Cancel Audible, get a LAPL card

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Harborgeddon

Vincent Thomas Bridge closure countdownNovember 7, 2026 at 12:01 AM PST

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T-MINUS TO CLOSURE · 16 MONTHS · REOPENS EARLY MARCH 2028

Schedule announcement · Published Oct 22, 2026

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Vincent ThomasSon of Croatian immigrants from San Pedro, assemblyman for 38 years, and the man who wouldn't drop the bridge bill. Before 1963, Terminal Island was a ferry ride.
Harry BridgesLongshoreman who led the 1934 waterfront strike and founded the ILWU in 1937. Washington spent decades trying to deport him back to Australia but they lost at the Supreme Court. The port's main truck route carries his name.

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