The shutdown of a critical chunk of the 405 freeway over the weekend could have been a traffic nightmare, but thanks to a publicity campaign that persuaded Los Angeles drivers to stay close to home, no "Carmageddon" came to pass -- and contractors finished the project 16 hours early.
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