‘Carmageddon’ to hit LA this weekend

IT is time to chill out about the potholes and spare a thought for commuters in Los Angeles who are bracing themselves for this weekend’s 53-hour closure of one of the world’s busiest motorways.

Dubbed by the American media as Carmageddon, the official closure has been looming large for weeks and has promoted warnings against any unnecessary travel on the west side of the sprawling metropolis from tonight until Monday morning.

Local government has asked high-profile Twitter users such as Lady Gaga (11.6 million followers), Kim Kardashian (8.2m) and Ashton Kutcher (7.1m) to pitched in with the PR effort to minimise the chaos.