Highway Transportation

Delays, costs build up for 405 Freeway project in L.A.

Linda Rose was commuting home from UCLA through the Sepulveda Pass in December 2011 when she noticed that several panels of a tall retaining wall just west of the 405 Freeway had crumpled. "It was like it was there the day before, and it wasn't there...

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L.A. Now Live: Delays, costs mount for 405 Freeway project

Several snafus have delayed construction and added about $100 million to an epic, 10-mile long, billion-dollar 405 Freeway widening project. Other problems have included contested rights-of-way, design changes and the time-consuming relocation of multiple...

I-5 bridge collapses north of Seattle

SEATTLE — A large section of a bridge on Interstate 5 north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, sending vehicles and people plunging into the swirling, frigid waters of the Skagit River. Three people were hospitalized in stable condition,...

Tags: Prosecution, Witnesses, U.S. Congress, Disasters and Accidents, Mount Vernon

Speed a factor in Newport Beach crash that killed five, police say

As police continue to investigate a fiery crash in Newport Beach that killed five teens, they have already concluded speeding was involved. “Excessive speed was a contributing factor,” Newport Beach police spokeswoman Kathy Lowe said...

Tags: Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents

5 teens killed in car crash were Irvine high school classmates

The driver of a car that was ripped in half in a violent Newport Beach crash that left five teens dead was described by high school friends Tuesday as an upbeat, happy person who went out of his way to compliment strangers. As word of the crash and...

Tags: Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents

Limo fire: Death toll 'beyond words,' CHP official says

Officials said they were stunned by the loss of life after a limousine burst into flames Saturday night on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, leaving five women dead. “Any time we have a significant loss of life it's very difficult, but given the...

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Two sisters among five teens killed in fiery crash

The five teenagers killed in a car crash that Orange County officials said was one of the most violent they had ever seen included a pair of high school seniors and two sisters. Authorities on Tuesday identified the high school students as:...

Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Accidental Death, Transportation Accidents, Students, Teaching and Learning

Limo that went up in flames carried too many passengers, CHP says

The limousine that became engulfed in flames on the Hayward-San Mateo Bridge was authorized to transport eight passengers but was carrying nine, the California Highway Patrol said Monday. The 1999 Lincoln Town Car is regulated by the state Public...

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Los Angeles has worst traffic in nation, report says

They say one of the best things about California is you can snowboard, surf, hike a mountain and walk in a desert all in one day. But on the other end of the spectrum, you can also sit idling in your car for an hour trying to accomplish all those...

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For whom the tolls toll

Angelenos like their freeways to be free (although they differ on what it means for highway access to be free). That's the sentiment expressed by the half a dozen reader responses to USC public policy professor Peter Gordon's letter last Saturday urging...

Tags: Road Transportation, Travel, Marketing, California Department of Transportation, Transportation

Study: Yes, L.A. has the worst traffic in the country -- again

Los Angeles has reclaimed the dubious honor of having the worst traffic in the United States, according to an annual congestion scorecard. The report, from data company Inrix, reaffirms what many Angelenos already believe: that L.A. has the worst...

Tags: Road Transportation, Travel, Transportation, Traffic, AEG

'Easter Bunny' pulled over on freeway but not ticketed

LA MESA -- It's not every day a California Highway Patrol officer pulls over an "Easter Bunny." But that's what happened on a San Diego County freeway over the weekend when Officer Adam Griffiths pulled over a motorcyclist who was dressed as a giant...

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