A motorist who drove about 80 MPH into a crowd of people atop a Metro bus platform failed his sobriety test, the California Highway Patrol announced today, and those results prompted the man's arrest. more ›

After getting a call from a suicidal man on the 110's 5th Street overpass, police officers arrived at the scene and were able to pull the would-be jumper to safety. The man, whose name hasn't been released, was straddling the railing over the freeway at about 12:30 this morning. more ›

A woman was allegedly pushed from a moving vehicle on the Harbor (110) Freeway Wednesday night during a kidnapping attempt. Officers discovered the car post-crash and the female passenger near Third Street. California Highway Patrol reported, "Preliminary investigation indicates that the male driver pushed her from the vehicle as it was moving." more ›

We caught some murmurings on Twitter mid-morning today about the 110 Freeway in South L.A. being at a standstill, and now more information is available about what ended up being a total shutdown of the road. Authorities say they were conducting a search on the Harbor Freeway in the vicinity of the 10 Freeway, when during the course of a pursuit they saw the suspects tossing guns or ammunition onto the road. more ›

It's time to squeeze every possible inch of space on our already-congested freeways for use at their maximum potential. On the 110 and 10 Freeways, the plan of attack is called the ExpressLane project, and while it's kicking off a little later than expected, it will have its ground breaking today in Gardena, making way for toll lanes on about 25 miles of freeway. more ›

Traffic in Downtown has been reeling all morning because of an overturned big rig carrying 42,000 pounds of Christmas trees, and the Sig Alert is scheduled to be in effect until noon today. "The crash was reported at 4:30 a.m. on the northbound Santa Ana (101) Freeway connector to the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway," explains the Daily News. "The driver suffered minor injuries," KTLA is reporting. The CHP say that some of the truck's coolant and engine oil may have spilled onto the roadway. more ›

Approximately 100 LA City FIrefighters are on the scene of a massive structure fire at Stephie's Furniture Manufacturing in South LA near Slauson Avenue and the 110 Freeway. The building is surrounded, but responders are not going inside. Instead, firefighters are taking a "defensive stance," reports KTLA, in an attempt to keep the fire from spreading to surrounding industrial structures and homes. Several nearby transformers have exploded from heat, and the roof of the building has completely collapsed. Fire officials say no one was inside the building and no injuries have been reported. more ›

A crash involving a Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer has caused significant traffic delays on the southbound 110 Freeway between the 101 Freeway and Slauson Avenue, according to KTLA. "The crash was reported around 7:30 a.m. Thursday at Slauson Ave." however the cause of the spill is not known. The officer was unharmed in the crash, reports LA Now. Carpool lanes on both sides of the 110 Freeway in the area of the crash were shut down to accommodate the investigation. more ›

Residents in San Pedro are working hard to prevent a topless bar from opening up at 1010 N. Gaffey Street [map], reports the Daily Breeze. more ›

The Los Angeles City Attorneys office this week filed for a civil law enforcement action in regards to five supergraphic locations around Los Angeles. Vanguard Outdoor LLC sign company, a handful of sign installers and property owners were all named as defendants. "These supergraphic signs were and are illegal in that they were erected, and have been used and maintained, without required permits and inspections," alleges the complaint, which describes them as public nuisances. more ›

Someone was paying attention! Something that makes sense has finally arrived to relieve our frustration! The DOT likes us! They really, really like us! more ›

They called it the Arroyo Seco Parkway because of its meandering curves ideal for driving at the more moderate speeds of the era, and taking in the verdant landscaping and communities through which it passed. But that was 1940, and now the 110 is known as the Pasadena Freeway, with dangerous turns and narrow lanes connecting Downtown to northern neighborhoods. more ›

In addition to all the street closures across town, this Sunday's Los Angeles Marathon will prompt the closure of about 18 freeway on- and off-ramps, Caltrans announced today. From the early morning hours to the early afternoon, you might be faced with some detours. Here's the complete list: more ›

If you've seen the tags “FIGO” and “FIGOE” scrawled across walls along the 10 and 101 freeways near downtown Los Angeles, he may be off the streets now. LAPD detectives today searched 20-year-old Eduardo Ramirez' Maywood home finding evidence suggesting that he's the tagger they've been looking for in a two-month investigation. “We have two officers assigned full time to investigate these vandals,” said Lt. Paul Vernon in a news release. Ramirez, who was also booked on various narcotics possession charges, is employed as a teacher’s aide at an elementary school in South Gate. more ›

The ExpressLanes project, which someday will allow solo car drivers to share carpool lanes for a price along the 110 and 10 freeways, could be delayed when the Metro Board votes on a request to do so today. At issue is the 10 Freeway between the 605 and 710 freeways. Unlike the 110 Freeway, the 10 doesn't have two carpool, or hot, lanes. If Metro is given time to add one of these lanes, the ExpressLanes project would be more successful when it debuts. The project is a federally funded pilot project and the federal government has approved the time extension. more ›

Beginning December 13th, the Silver Line will whisk passengers between El Monte and South LA via downtown Los Angeles in under an hour. Despite its catchy name, it's not a subway, a light rail or even a busway like the Orange Line, nor will it be identified by a special paint color or bigger buses. It's the combination of a several canceled bus lines merged into one that will share car pool lanes on the 10 and 110 freeways and various downtown arteries. And although it's part of the "system" that every knows costs a buck twenty-five for one boarding, this line will cost you $2.45. more ›

Surely you have noticed the cool new blue lane lights on the 110 Freeway delineating the transition lane to the 5 North (see a video embedded below). The lighted pavement markers, or Smart-stud systems, are a way to finally stop all of those jerks from sneaking into the front of the line when we have all been waiting patiently in line for the 5 North like good citizens. Plus they make your night-time drive more psychedelic, like you are at the laserium. more ›

Later this morning, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Caltrans and Toyota will unveil what they call a first-of-a-kind "Harmony Floralscape." From what we can tell, it's a garden of 20,000 flowers that make up a living mural of sorts, and in this case, a creative and eco-friendly supergraphic advertising Toyota's 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle. Creative, eh? more ›

A series of innovative and futuristic type of lighted and magnetic studs will be placed along the 110 Freeway out of downtown to help ease traffic congestion on the the northbound 5 freeway later this year. Basically, "at peak hours, the 'smart studs' would illuminate to automatically open a second connector lane on the 110, easing the long lines," explains the LA Times. If you know anything about this particular connector, you know it can be traffic hell. more ›

In addition to approving support for high speed rail, the Metro Board today approved ExpressLanes for portions of the 10 and 110 freeways as part of a one-year congestion reduction demonstration project funded by a federal grant. Because there's no space to build more freeways, Metro says this is a way to squeeze in more capacity. Under the plan, car pool lanes would turn into toll lanes of sorts. Those who carpool, take public transit or drive a motorcycle will not be affected, but solo drivers would be allowed into the lanes at a price--anywhere from a quarter to $1.40 a mile depending on the time of day and demand for usage. more ›

Downtown commuters on the northbound 110 near 2nd Street were seemingly unphased as they passed the two flaming cars in the middle three lanes of the freeway this morning around 6 a.m. "Officers are still investigating the cause of the accident but believe the person responsible left the scene before they arrived," said the LA Times. No serious injuries were reported. CBS has the video. more ›

Continuing the saga of fighting the thousands of illegal billboards in Los Angeles (to catch up on the controversy, watch this video), City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo today filed criminal charges against three property owners along the 110 Freeway near the LA Live/Staples Center area today for erecting illegal billboard support structures (see the map here). A construction company also was charged. more ›

Remember when artist Richard Ankrom posed as a Caltrans employee and "fixed" the 110 North to 5 North (the left lane after the four tunnels) sign? He made it easier for commuters unfamiliar with the route when he added the directions to a freeway sign? It took him nine months and it was so well done Caltrans kept it up and did not press charges (we called Caltrans and the sign he put up is still up today). more ›

A pavement rehabilitation project will force the closure of lanes tonight on portions of downtown area freeways. Up to three lanes on the 10 between the 101 and 110 freeways will be closed in both directions along with various on- and off-ramps starting tonight through Thursday, according to Caltrans (.pdf). Most closures will begin after 7:00 p.m. and go through 5:00 a.m. more ›

Three Metrolink Oceanside bound trains from San Bernardino were canceled early this morning after a "person or body" was hit by a freight train late last night. The investigation on this "man or body" lasted until around 6:00 a.m. when the train scheduled resumed service. 110 FREEWAY. Unfortunately, Caltrans didn't get the northbound 110 Freeway open until after last night's rush hour. It re-opened at 7:40, a little over 24-hours after problems were first reported. more ›

Caltrans' Jeanne Bonfilio called to give the latest update on the all-day closure of the Northbound 110 Freeway at Fair Oaks Blvd. She says the 15 foot (both in width and depth) sinkhole caused by the original and now broken drainage pipe from the 1940s is being replaced by a new 20 foot piece. "We're trying to get the freeway open early this evening. It's really hard to say an exact time." more ›

A large pothole reported near the center divider on the northbound 110 Freeway yesterday evening turned into a full blown sinkhole overnight, prompting the complete closure of the northbound 110 Freeway near Fair Oaks Drive at the tail end of the freeway before it hits surface streets in South Pasadena. more ›

Via L.A. Now, here's the 4th documented freeway bicycle ride. This time, it was a different group of folks (you may remember these crazy photos from Crimanimalz) and they hit the 101 and 110 starting in Silver Lake. more ›

In all, eight people died and as many as 28 people injured on Los Angeles roads Memorial Day, as reported by the Los Angeles Fire Department. Two incidents occurred in the Hollywood area and two others in South Los Angeles. more ›

A 30-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of Samantha Padilla, the 19-year-old LAX employee who was gunned down last week on the West Slauson off-ramp of the northbound 110 Freeway late at night. more ›