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Mudslides and Flooding Cause Road Closures, Other Hazards

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While there are some clearing conditions now in the skies above Los Angeles, a night and morning of heavy rains has caused serious damage to homes and property as well as created hazardous road conditions all over the area. Road closures include the 2 Freeway which is closes from 2 mi east of the 210 in La Cañada-Flintridge to Islip Saddle (LA Co.); SR 27/Topanga Canyon Blvd closed from SR 1 to Topanga Canyon Road; and the transition road from the SB 110 Freeway to the NB 101 Freeway near downtown LA (due to flooding). Many mountain roads and surface streets are also closed and/or flooded and many accidents have been reported.
To find out current traffic conditions where you are or where you need to be, check one or more of the following frequently-updated websites:
- City of LA Traffic Conditions
- California Dept. of Transportation Roads (Search by Route #)
- California Dept. of Transportation (Updated Hourly)
- CHP Traffic Incident Information Page
- LA Co. Dept. of Public Works: Unincorporated areas only
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