The closed 405 freeway is eerily empty during Carmageddon on September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The Mullholand Bridge Demolition Part II, also known as ''Carmageddon II,'' will shut down of a 10-mile stretch of the 405 Freeway for 53 hours as construction workers tear down the remaining part of the Mullholand bridge, part of a larger $1-billion freeway improvement project.
A construction worker walks on vacant lanes of the 405 Freeway September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The closed section of the freeway carries about 500,000 motorists each day on a typical weekend, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Construction crews demolish the north side of the Mulholland Bridge over the closed 405 freeway during Carmageddon on September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
The 405 Freeway is nearly vacant as construction crews demolish a portion of the Mulholland Drive bridge along the 405 Freeway September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Construction crews work on the Mulholland Bridge over the closed 405 freeway during "Carmageddon II," September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles.
Construction crews continue to demolish a portion of the Mulholland Drive bridge above the 405 Freeway on September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Construction crews continue to demolish a portion of the Mulholland Drive bridge above the 405 Freeway on September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Construction crews continue to demolish a portion of the Mulholland Drive bridge above the 405 Freeway on September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
A group of people monitor construction crews demolishing a portion of the Mulholland Drive bridge along the 405 Freeway September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Construction crews work to demolish a portion of the Mulholland Drive bridge that spans the 405 Freeway September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Donstruction crews work to demolish a portion of the Mulholland Drive bridge along the 405 Freeway September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Work was temporarily delayed when a larger-than-planned piece in this section of the Mulholland Drive bridge fell around 4 p.m. Saturday during demolition work on the bridge spanning the 405 Freeway September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Construction crews continue to demolish a portion of the Mulholland Drive bridge along the 405 Freeway September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
The empty 405 freeway looking southbound runs underneath the 10 freeway during Carmageddon on September 29, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Construction officials Kasey Shula (left) and Natasha Jones pose for a photo on the 405 Freeway during Carmageddon II.