Coldwater Canyon Shouldn’t Disrupt Passover Celebrations

Ilene Fischer has hosted a Passover Seder dinner in Studio City for the past 11 years. She lives off Coldwater Canyon Avenue, and she’s concerned that her nearly 30 guests will have trouble getting over because of the shutdown of the major thoroughfare.

“I am worried that they won’t be able to make it because of all of the traffic,” Fischer said.

She brought the concern to Los Angeles City Council member Paul Krekorian at a community Neighborhood Watch meeting. He said they couldn’t not divert the construction times for every party, or every holiday (see the video).

However, Krekorian did point out that because of Daylight Savings Time, there will be a few more hours of light after the road opens up again, and he hopes that helps Fischer with her party.

“I’m not completely satisfied with his answer, but we’ll see,” she added.

Krekorian called the traffic dilemma “Canyon-geddon” for the first time—a take-off of “Carmageddon” when the 405 was closed. Patch repeated the “Canyon-geddon” name when it was brought up at the Studio City Neighborhood Council board meeting.

“It’s going to be real bad,” Krekorian warned.

The council member said he would see if the construction crews could stop earlier.

Work hours, Monday through Friday, are from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays.

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