Highway Transportation

Overturned big rig, fuel spill wreak havoc on West L.A. commute

2013-05-24 07:27:00

A big rig and a second vehicle collided on the northbound 405 Freeway, causing 700 gallons of fuel to spill and blocking three lanes of traffic during Friday morning’s rush hour. The crash occurred just after 6 a.m. between Waterford Street and...

I-5 bridge collapses north of Seattle

2013-05-23 23:21:00

SEATTLE — A large section of a bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people plunging into the swirling, frigid waters of the Skagit River. Three people were hospitalized in stable condition,...

L.A. Votes: Candidates try to pump turnout in race's final hours

2013-05-20 10:21:00

As the two-year campaign to be Los Angeles' next mayor draws to a close, the candidates spent the weekend furiously courting voters across the city, trying to avoid the potential lowest turnout for an open mayoral seat in modern history. Wendy Greuel...

Oklahoma tornado 'was a monster'

2013-05-21 00:11:00

Rescuers sifted through debris in a desperate search for survivors Monday night after a massive tornado battered the Oklahoma City area, killing at least 51 people, including 20 children, and injuring 120. The toll was expected to rise. With 200-mph...

Grapes of wrath: 210 Freeway woes to continue until 10 a.m.

2013-05-20 09:23:00

A Sig Alert on the 210 Freeway was extended until 10 a.m. Monday after a big rig carrying 35,000 pounds of grapes crashed across the center divider in Monrovia. Talk about a sticky situation. The wreck, which blocked two eastbound lanes and three...

Conn. commuters cope with tough week after train crash

2013-05-20 09:26:00

Commuters on Monday grappled with the inconvenience of their morning ritual after a deadly train collision in Connecticut last week, but the traffic nightmare that some had predicted did not materialize. Special shuttle buses and telecommuting took some...

Woman dies in car on 101 Freeway, apparently from an overdose

2013-05-19 23:36:00

Traffic was temporarily snarled Sunday on the 101 Freeway in Van Nuys after a woman stopped her car on the freeway, distraught that her companion had died in the passenger seat. About 8:50 a.m., a California Highway Patrol officer spotted a black...

Lawsuit aims to protect migrating swallows from deadly netting draped over bridges used as nesting sites

2013-05-20 17:13:00

� A coalition of environmental groups has filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing transportation agencies of violating migratory bird laws by installing protective netting across two bridges in the Petaluma, Calif., area that has injured and killed...

Northbound 405 Freeway in West L.A. to be shut down overnight

2013-05-19 12:25:00

Motorists may want to avoid the northbound 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles during late and morning hours over the next two days. The northbound lanes around the 10 Freeway interchange will be shut down for repaving and restriping from midnight Sunday to...

Alhambra supports controversial freeway tunnel

2013-05-19 13:57:00

The city of Alhambra last week reaffirmed its support for a controversial tunnel that would connect the 710 and 210 freeways, proclaiming July 10 as “710 Day” in the city. “We as a city want to raise awareness that now is the time [the...

5 Freeway traffic backed up for miles from brush fire at Castaic

2013-05-13 17:40:00

A brush fire burning in the Castaic area snarled traffic on the northbound 5 Freeway and threatened a mobile home park, but no evacuations were ordered, officials said. The blaze had burned 25 to 30 acres of brush in the Angeles National Forest as...

Alarmed by deaths, regulators urge states to lower drunk driving limit

2013-05-14 14:48:00

WASHINGTON -- With drunk driving still a stubborn national problem that accounts for one-third of all traffic deaths, federal safety regulators on Tuesday called on states to take a dramatic step: lower the legal limit for drivers’ blood-alcohol...

Alaska State Troopers say this 1999 GMC Sierra pickup truck burned near Mile 314 of the Parks Highway Monday, after it was rear-ended by a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta while waiting for an oversize vehicle to cross a bridge.

2013-04-23 18:22:00

Traffic crawls along the northbound 405 Freeway in Westwood. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has said the construction project will take at least a year longer than originally planned.

2013-04-16 00:00:00

agent David Farrall of a manslaughter charge that alleged he was driving the wrong way on the highway when the cars crashed, killing Maurice Williams, 23, and Craig Chambers, 19. Jurors said Farrall was drunk but they were not sure he was going in the wrong direction.

2013-04-09 19:46:00