The NEW AND IMPROVED Interstate 405 in Los Angeles over Sepulveda Pass

[@jflow08]

And you even have the DOT-spec road signs for reference. Love it!

[@FreewayBrent]

Ha, thanks. I try! I'd recommend you watching one of my Auckland, New Zealand freeway videos to get an idea of just how much New Zealand decided to replicate American roadway and signage standards. Link provided below. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZKtXmZviJ6Bl6s

[@khunopie9159]

I like how the vehicles were literally busting groovy moves to the funky beats!

[@FreewayBrent]

lol, one of my friends mentioned something similar to me...I never noticed until you both pointed that out to me.

[@edkollin]

They have really cleared up the smog problem since I was out there in the '70's and '80's

[@FreewayBrent]

Yes, very much so...Los Angeles continues to be ranked as the worst city for smog, but is still a lot better than even 10 years ago...the standards implemented by the EPA continue to get stricter ever year, so even though it's still America's smoggiest city, you can now breathe the air and not feel like you're smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, lol.

[@matthew3994]

FreewayBrent true what about the traffic issue. Deport the immigrants.

[@tvttrg]

Matthew Your great grandparents shouldn't have immigrated to America in the first place. Your dumb ass is taking too much space for other smart people.

[@robbiehernandez8019]

I love this route, I used to live in Sherman Oaks right off Ventura.

[@FreewayBrent]

I used to live very close to Van Nuys and Ventura. Some good memories there for sure!

[@robbiehernandez8019]

FreewayBrent yes always! Lol

[@jiwachii]

I went to LA a few weeks ago, the traffic at that time wasn’t that bad, since it was the first week of August, no holidays yet. It was memorable. I drove down the 405, as well as the 101, 10, 110, 5, and a few other freeways.

[@upeedinalamb5297]

Lambs around the world love the way this improvement turned out.

[@FreewayBrent]

+Upeedina Lamb : lol, love the screen name. FreewayBrent says thank you very much to all the lambs in the world who love sped-up driving videos.

[@upeedinalamb5297]

Videos like this give lambs perspective of the roads of the earth from a human perspective.

[@socarboy]

What a great subject "the 405", and a great job presenting it.

[@FreewayBrent]

Cool man...thank you!

[@dancingcolorsVdeRegil]

Super video...like the music and the timing. you might also do another version for learning drivers...It's a good look at all those driving mistakes that the cars all around you, in motion! very cool!

[@matteoromenghi]

405, my L.A.'s favorite freeway!

[@colinstu]

thanks for the re-upload! enjoyed the vid.

[@FreewayBrent]

I'm relieved that it actually works...that it's not being blocked a second time, lol. Cool, glad you enjoyed!

[@carlahead5072]

Thanks for that nice ride!! Looking forward to riding along on your next ride,ok?

[@jeffmorse645]

Live up north now, haven't been down to LA in about five years. Glad to see they've smoothed things out a bit heading into the Valley. Lived in Reseda as a kid and grandparents were in Torrance. It was hell trying to visit them at times from that mess on the 405.

[@FreewayBrent]

Yeah, what a nightmare it was, indeed. The widened freeway has certainly not come close to eliminating traffic congestion, but traffic does flow a lot better now during off-peak hours, and even during the long periods of rush hour, traffic delays aren't *as* intense as they used to be. Even better is the fact that it's a much safer freeway corridor now...full shoulders, improved on and off-ramps and even the lanes themselves are wider now. Thanks for watching; feel free to check out my Pacific Coast Highway or Santa Monica Freeway videos from the Southland. Thanks for commenting; cheers!

[@doctorarduino6984]

I love how a lot of the cars in the beginning change lanes to the song.

[@TheFredismShow]

That was fantastic. Loved the signs too!

[@FreewayBrent]

Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed watching the newly improved I-405...yes, the signs take quite a bit of time to "perfect", but I feel like it does give the video a more polished feel, when it's all said and done. I'll be releasing a new video in about 2 or 3 weeks from now, so feel free to check back then.

[@Havok1199]

I live in Europe and I've never seen a 4-lane highway like this. Things like this seem to be pretty unique in the United States of America.

[@FreewayBrent]

This freeway features a maximum of 20 lanes and a multitude of soaring flyover ramps, about 30 miles to the south. California and their crazy infrastructure, lol. As for Europe, I know the Netherlands have been busy, building some pretty wide freeways...I believe the widest freeway there is now 16 lanes, if I'm not mistaken? Thanks for dropping by and commenting. Cheers!

[@tomsmith5584]

In Toronto, Canada, Highway 401 is 14 lanes wide in some parts.

[@xtremegamer2218]

@@tomsmith5584 It is also North America's busiest highway

[@MyYouTubeAccount2025]

Raffaele Ronga Australia has few Freeways are widened so far

[@codyanderson6249]

In several American cities there are freeways this large or even bigger. Many freeways in Southern California have 12-16 lanes, and I believe there is one in Houston that has 23 lanes in total.

[@Lovegainers5]

I love the video! Interstate 405 is awesome!

[@FreewayBrent]

Lovegainers5 : Glad you enjoyed watching! Yes, Sepulveda Pass is a lot of fun to drive...when's it's not congested, that is, lol. Here, I'll link you to one more video. Santa Monica Freeway. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pn6annyHebWJqMk

[@driveworldjp]

Great drive videos !

[@Travisjcjunky]

Nice video, I haven't seen any new ones for a while. I have driven that pass so many times, but not recently. Nice to see it actually moving. I remember leaving LAX and it taking over 2 hours to get to Van Nuys.

[@FreewayBrent]

Hey! It's been awhile since I last heard from you. I actually released a PCH video a few weeks ago, from Point Mugu State Park to the western Malibu city limits. Also released a 2-way video of the Grapevine, and there's the I-10 Santa Monica video I released 3 months ago. Not sure if you've seen any of those. Yeah, the improvements to the 405 are awesome. I've been able to sneak through the Westside of LA as late as 3:30 PM now, without sitting in traffic. Even at 5 or 6 PM, it's not quite as slow as it once was. The extra shoulder space is also appreciated, as well as the return of 12 foot wide lanes. Considering all the utility wires and pipelines that had to be completely rerouted as well, I'd say this was one of Caltrans' biggest undertakings in recent years.

[@Travisjcjunky]

FreewayBrent i'll have to take a look at those, I saw the old grapevine one I think, and PCH is a cool one, so I want to take a look at that. I haven't driven PCH up there in a long time too.

[@Ronson2k9]

Another epic video.. Love this stuff.

[@FreewayBrent]

Did I not ever respond to this comment? lol, shoot...I've been MIA as of late. Well thanks for stopping by and watching! I'm actually working on a brand new video at the moment...hoping to get it released before I hit the road for my 11 days in So Cal.

[@jackdowling2598]

Coming from Dublin where I thought the M50 was Amazing in that it has a constant heavy flow of cars throughout the day its Just staggering looking at the sheer volume of movement on this motorway. Very impressive

[@FreewayBrent]

Yeah man. The busiest motorway in the UK is the M25 by Heathrow, with something around 220,000 vehicles per day if I recall correctly. Meanwhile, this stretch of the 405 is now almost at 300,000 vehicles per day, and it's not even one of the top 5 busiest stretches of freeway in Greater LA. There's a few sections of the regional network that top 400,000 vehicles per day.

[@jackdowling2598]

@@FreewayBrent Hope youre Not telling me dublin is in the UK now?😂😂

[@jackdowling2598]

@@FreewayBrent Really want to drive on one of these freeways someday

[@wacodude86]

I ALWAYS WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS

[@FreewayBrent]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed watching!

[@wacodude86]

Yes indeed, i love to travel as it is and you make it so much more enjoyable with your videos, very cool....

[@EpicThe112]

Nice Job Brent and I remembered both in 2004 and 2012 I-405 San Diego Fwy suffers from heavy delays from CA-42 up to the 101 fwy during both the AM and PM rush and I'm not sure if the new 405 fwy carpool lanes north can access the 101 fwy

[@sannascar]

E aí, beleza? Estou adorando seus vídeos, continue assim, principalmente mostrando L.A. Onde eu quero ir conhecer, qual o carro que anda filmando? Você mora em qusl bairro? Você tem slgum vídeo onde você está andando a pé? Entrando em lojas, etc. Abraços meu irmão. Sucesso. San Brasil

[@badexter1]

Awesome..really great..BD

[@FreewayBrent]

Cool, glad you enjoyed watching!

[@MyYouTubeAccount2025]

This Video is 10 years old today

[@slicknickxp]

Around 2:10 is where the fire was December 2017

[@dave11686]

Sweet video!

[@FreewayBrent]

Thanks, man! A lot of my LA friends ended up liking this video, too. Hoping to release my next LA video in the next 1 to 2 weeks.

[@dave11686]

FreewayBrent Looking forward to it!

[@juni674]

Well one thing has not changed. BTW great vid as always Brent. The thing that hasn't changed is that at the beginning you got cut off. ROFL

[@FreewayBrent]

Thanks! lol...it wasn't what it seemed. I actually waved for him to come in front of me....twice...and he waved back at me to say thanks.

[@dustino.2297]

Was the interstate 405 La Cienega Blvd interchange planned to be the southern end of California state route 170 due to the design of the interchange and if so why do interstate 405 and California state route 170 not intersect one another here.

[@louderkickerbass5736]

I'm remember I am living I texas the highway so very busy in North America

[@FreewayBrent]

I never did respond to you, whoops. Thanks for watching!

[@samsmith3384]

Love the intro!!!!!!!! :D

[@Bizzy921]

Hey, that's a great tune. What is its title/artist?

[@FreewayBrent]

I thought so too; hadn't even heard of the song until a week before I got around to editing this video, lol. It's by Holy Ghost!, and the song title is "Do It Again". For future reference, I actually list both the song artist and title at the end of every video. Thanks for watching!

[@Saa42808]

This is the best video with song ever made by FreewayBrent.

[@FreewayBrent]

Thanks! Did you ever get a check to check out my first video from Auckland, New Zealand? That's personally my favorite one of the bunch...perhaps 'cause it has the new opening scene for my future videos.

[@Saa42808]

FreewayBrent send me the link

[@VentureAHighway]

One of my favorite elections of the 405! I make driving videos of LA and OC too

[@CheeseMasterSports]

Happy Thanksgiving!

[@blumenkopf]

Great video! Just how do you make the freeway signage for your videos? Is it just done on Word?

[@FreewayBrent]

Thanks! As for the signs, the green ones are (usually) made on MS Powerpoint, while the text and any symbols/arrows/shields are then added in manually on a free program called paint.net.

[@96justinpark]

Have you ever considered using "Helena Beat" by Foster the People or "Believer" by American Authors in your videos? I feel like they would fit along quite nicely with your editing/synch style. Just a suggestion :)

[@FreewayBrent]

Good recommendations. Just listened to both songs...I think I have a few ideas for them. Thanks for the tip!

[@crispedt6776]

Why couldn't they have signs that say queue ahead/caution?

[@TransCanadaPhil]

Wow that's an enormous number of lanes. by the way, this video works perfectly from Canada now. Thanks FreewayBrent

[@FreewayBrent]

Awesome! I actually did my homework this time; uploaded this song onto my secret KZbin account, and it came back positive with no copyright restrictions. Did you ever see my 401 video through Toronto? Now that is a real monster of a freeway (I'm sure you've either seen the 401 in person, or you've at least heard of it, considering it's the busiest freeway in Canada and all of North America). If not...I'll post the link directly below. North America's Busiest Freeway: Eastbound Ontario Highway 401 thru Toronto, KM 344 To Km 375

[@bwuh]

Have enough cars returned to the 405 to make this construction project an "all-for-naught"?

[@FreewayBrent]

The traffic is most certainly still really bad for several hours per day. However, I think it's a definitive conclusion that the widening projects from the 90 to the 101 freeways (about 15 years worth of separate projects) were worth it. Back in 2000, it could easily take me 90-120 minutes to drive the northbound 405, anytime between 3-8 PM. Today? Usually no more than 45 minutes to cover those same 14 miles.

[@1867Phoenix]

3:30 shoping mall from Terminator 2 Judgement Day.

[@matteoromenghi]

Are you sure? Old (demolished) Santa Monica Place.

[@1867Phoenix]

@@matteoromenghi No , I thought that because most of the previous scenes with John Connor were filmed in the San Fernando Valley west of I-405. So I assumed it was *that* mall because the film referred to it as "the Galleria ".

[@SyntaxOverflow]

Imagine if that got icy xD i know it doesnt get cold enough but still

[@louderkickerbass5736]

These highway so good highway I like 405

[@doctorarduino6984]

It's THE 405.

[@kristywarner8325]

Hi Brent is that smog or smoke coming over the pass looking into the valley? Surely there would be a lot of smog with all of the traffic! And am I right in counting a 16 lane highway at one point? Massive!

[@FreewayBrent]

+Kristy Warner : Hey there, Kristy. :-) You were looking at some smog...to be honest, the situation is A LOT better than it used to be, just 10 years ago, due to stringent anti-pollution standards enacted during the 2000's. Back in the 80's and 90's, I used to always leave Los Angeles with a bad sore throat...that's how bad the air quality was, back then. Today, no breathing problems or sore throats, even when there for weeks at a time. Almost 16 lanes...you counted 14 at the widest point. If you head south about 40 kilometers of where this video started, there is a 16 lane section...and about another 18 kilometers further south, is a whopping 18 lanes of freeway along the 405...both in Orange County. Yup, California sure knows how to build its freeways wide!

[@noelio67]

At 2.20 mins.....these hills must be the ones on fire.......from Ireland.....we only have little roads

[@EphemeralProductions]

This is a redone 405? If that's the case then why are there filled in cracks and potholes? I must have missed something. lol

[@FreewayBrent]

lol, yeah I hear ya. Truth be told, this project encountered a lot of complexities, including relocating so many different utilities and even a previously undiscovered revelation of artifacts, which led to numerous delays and cost overuns...and of course, all the freeway closures to accommodate key construction milestones. In the end, there wasn't any money to repave the northbound lanes, but the method of sealing the existing cracks has meant that the freeway is pretty smooth now. It looks a lot worse than it actually is.

[@mjt2231]

God I love L.A. Makes me ashamed of my shitty hometown, Houston.

[@7tbryant]

I-405

[@joellechiara]

Home :)

[@Luke-1296]

That road looks disgusting

[@paulrands4315]

Quite a few Aussie style douche canoe lane changes thru that video.

[@sannascar]

E aí, beleza? Estou adorando seus vídeos, continue assim, principalmente mostrando L.A. Onde eu quero ir conhecer, qual o carro que anda filmando? Você mora em qusl bairro? Você tem slgum vídeo onde você está andando a pé? Entrando em lojas, etc. Abraços meu irmão. Sucesso. San Brasil