Los Angeles commuters were tested Monday after a massive weekend fire forced the indefinite closure of Interstate 10, one of the city’s major traffic arteries. Mayor Karen Bass described the situation as a “crisis” for a city already notorious for its traffic woes. She urged travelers to prepare for delays and plan alternative routes while the interstate remains shut down in both directions near Alameda Street in the city’s downtown area.
Los Angeles commuters were tested Monday after a massive weekend fire forced the indefinite closure of Interstate 10, one of the city’s major traffic arteries. Mayor Karen Bass described the situation as a “crisis” for a city already notorious for its traffic woes. She urged travelers to prepare for delays and plan alternative routes while the interstate remains shut down in both directions near Alameda Street in the city’s downtown area.
Ahead of the Monday morning commute, a citywide alert was sent to residents’ cell phones warning the freeway “will be closed indefinitely” and to “expect significant traffic.” The closure has “been adding about 10 minutes from my day and then it’s just more anxiety and stress than the normal morning,” commuter Diana Enriquez told CNN affiliate KABC. Another commuter, Tony Behrstock, described the effect of the closure as “horrible.” “I’m miserable,” he told KABC. More than 300,000 people travel through the freeway corridor every day, state Transportation Secretary Toks Omishakin said, nearly as many as the population of Pittsburg
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