The 10 eastbound sucks soooo much here's what I do.
----------- WEST LA TO 110 ---------------
I am guessing you get onto the 10 around Robertson or La Cienega, but that is a bad place to get on cuz all these on ramps and lanes are merging
If you can, go past the 10 freeway and get onto Adams which runs parallel to the 10. MUCH FASTER
You can take Adams all the way to USC and get back on the 10 at Vermont or the next one...BUT here is another tip:
From Adams, get back on the 10 at La Brea...the way the on ramp is designed, it doesn't merge into the 10 but it opens up a new lane so it's not as slow.
Once you get on the freeway dont change any lanes, stay in the right most lane...pass Crenshaw.
After you pass Crenshaw, another lane will open on your right that started from the Crenshaw on-ramp
It only lasts till the next exit (Arlington) and then it goes off the freeway.
GET IN THIS LANE it's so fast even for just 1/2 mile
Just duck back into the 10 right at the end OR; if you think you can time it, exit Arlington and just drive straight back onto the 10. Sometimes I try to time it so I exit Arlington, hit the green light and right back onto the 10.
If you decided to duck back onto the 10 and not exit Arlington..stay in the right lane..it will exit off into it's own 2 lane minifreeway that is separate from the main 10. This minifreeway is WAY faster than the main 10.
If you decided to exit Arlington and go straight back onto the 10, you will automatically be placed in this minifreeway.
Stay on this minifreeway, pass Western, pass Normandie, then merge back onto the main 10 after Normandie.
You don't wanna stay on this minifreeway at this point cuz it merges down to 1 lane at the 110.
-------------- 110 to downtown LA ---------------------------
After you get back onto the main 10, stay in the right most lane you should be already in.
Eventually you will hit the 110 interchange..continue to stay in your lane as you separate from the main 10 freeway.
Once you separate from the main 10 freeway, move one lane to the left. The reason being you are now at the point where that minifreeway merges back, and there will be a ton of cars changing lanes. There will also be cars stopped in the middle lane (the one you were in) trying to get to the right lane cuz they want to get on the 110.
So stay in the left lane at this point to avoid those stopped cars.
Once you pass the 110 offramp, immediately move 2 lanes to the right so you are in the right most lane. This piece will not rejoin the 10 freeway just yet. However you will see up ahead where it rejoins...sometimes the lane that rejoins is jammed...if it's jammed just exit the freeway. If not, rejoin the main 10.
If you exited the 10 you should be on a one way street going east, south of the staples center.
If this one way street is not crowded, just drive on it all the way till you see a 10E entrance at Los Angeles St and get on there.
If it's crowded, make a left to go under the 10 freeway and then make a right on Venice and make another right on Los Angeles St. You will be at the same 10E entrance, but from the opposite side of the freeway
Enter back on the freeway here.
--------------------- downtown LA to the 10/60/5 split ------------------
At this point you should be in the right lane of the 10 either just getting on from Los Angeles St, or you just stayed on the 10 cuz it wasn't crowded enough.
Stay in the right lane cuz it splits into 2 lanes and most people take the left one.
If the 10 is still slow, take the next exit Central. just exit the freeway them immediately get back on...you just skipped a bunch of traffic :D
Once you are back on the 10, I usually immediately exit Alameda cuz I'm going to head for an alternate route around the 5 South..but for you get back on the 10
Exit Santa Fe, but you will notice once you are on there, it can just rejoin back up to the 10E, or it can go back to the 60E/5S interchange. If you want to take the 10E, take it from here. Otherwise continue on this little side road till you get back up to the 60E/5S split and take the 60E
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that's all i know!
