Carmageddon

English Etymology en :blend car<id:wheeled vehicle> Armageddon + 1 Proper noun en US California The anticipated traffic jam resulting from closing a major freeway. en 2013 Susan Bregman; Kari Edison Watkins Best Practices for Transportation Agency Use of Social Media https://books.google.com/books?id=qcOnAAAAQBAJ 120 9781466568600 Outreach for Carmageddon earned Metro and Caltrans a Project of the Year award from the California Transportation Foundation, but the key mark of success had always been removing traffic from the Sepulveda Pass that July weekend. en 2020 Fox News Barnini Chakraborty https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-carmageddon-interstate-5 California officials warn of Carmageddon 2.0, tell residents to steer clear of highway California highway officials are hoping for a repeat performance at the end of April as Carmageddon 2.0 threatens once more to rear its ugly head. https://web.archive.org/web/20260930031602/https://www.foxnews.com/us/california-carmageddon-interstate-5 30 September 2026