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Ray Franco Plans to be Away for Carmageddon but Suggest You Jump in a Pool

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If Lady Gaga, Ashton Kutcher and Kim Kardashian can help spread the word about alternative things to do, in our Studio City Countdown to Carmageddon, we’ll have locals offer tips about what they think you should do in this potential traffic snarl. Click on the  link above to find more stories and advice.

 

Ray Franco, president of the Studio City Improvement Association, the Business Improvement District for Studio City. 

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“I will be safely away in Santa Barbara where I usually am for the weekend.”

Franco said, “I feel sorry for the people who will be coming from out of town. Those who need to use the 405 to get from one end to the other and get stuck here will have trouble, since this is the heaviest traveled road and busiest intersections in the country.”

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He said, “People who know the area and know the traffic problems here will be able to get around. If truckers are not aware or know of an alternative, then they deserve to get into this mess.”

Ultimately, he said, “People should just jump in the pool or stay in their air conditioning.”


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