Los Angeles freeway is fully reopened after arson fire, just in time for Monday morning’s rush hour
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and STEFANIE DAZIO
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed by a Nov. 11 arson fire reopened ahead of Monday morning’s commute. That’s at least a day earlier than previously announced and weeks ahead of the original estimate for restoring traffic on the section of Interstate 10 south of downtown. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Sunday that inspections showed it’s safe after crews worked around the clock for days to shore up support columns. An estimated 300,000 vehicles a day use the east-west freeway crossing the heart of Los Angeles. Vice President Kamala Harris joined Newsom and city Mayor Karen Bass for Sunday’s announcement.