Eric Garcetti recorded an R&B-style number, complete with music video, in an attempt to soften the news that the 101 freeway will shut for 40 hours. <br /> <br />As factual as it is funky, depending on your tastes, the song contains lots of useful information about the closure. <br /> <br />The freeway is being closed while the city demolishes the 6th Street Bridge. <br /> <br />Backed by the local Theodore Roosevelt High School Jazz Band, Mr Garcetti sings: "See we're bringing down the 6th Street Bridge, making way for something new and the demolition will cause delays. <br /> <br />"But sometimes, just sometimes, you have to get your hands dirty to build something beautiful. <br /> <br />"So on Friday night the 101 Freeway east of downtown will take a break for 40 hours of R&R ... and R&B." <br /> <br />The music was an original score written and performed by the band, according to the LA Times. <br /> <br />The 84-year-old 6th Street Bridge is being torn down because of deterioration in the concrete, the Times said. <br /> <br />The work is expected to take nine months and a replacement bridge is planned for completion in late 2019.
