Traffic & Transit
10 Freeway Closure: Big Rigs Cause Backup On Boyle Heights Streets
"Angelenos, please stay on the freeway," Bass said after surveying the damaged thoroughfare from a helicopter.
November 15, 2023
Despite Mayor Karen Bass making an impassioned plea to commuters on Tuesday, big rigs spilled onto Boyle Heights streets as truckers tried to find alternate routes around the shuttered I-10 Freeway.
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"Angelenos, please stay on the freeway," Bass said after surveying the damaged thoroughfare from a helicopter. "It was very, very obvious that when people did not stay on the freeways and decided to get on the surface streets — the surface streets looked like an absolute parking lot."
The influx of large trucks in the downtown Los Angeles-adjacent neighborhood is collateral damage from the unprecedented infrastructure disaster. It's also sparked additional infrastructure concerns as the weight of the tractor-trailers could cause damage to the roads.
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