Photos: Angeles Crest Highway reopens three months after Station fire
Baltazar Siqueiros opens the gate on Angeles Crest Highway north of La Canada Flintridge. The highway has been closed since the Station fire broke out in August. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The highway’s opening, which was scheduled for 5 a.m., was delayed. Baltazar Siqueiros explains to drivers there were small rockslides overnight that need to be cleared before the road can be reopened. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Traffic is kept to a slow speed as Angeles Crest Highway reopens. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Antonio Aguayp works alongside Upper Big Tujunga Road in the Angeles National Forest, which is also reopened. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Miles of melted road striping had to be repainted after the Station fire, which also destroyed more than 800 road signs and 20 miles of guard rail. Also, 4,500 road markers had to be replaced. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Evidence of the fire remains, such as this melted sign at the entrance to Vogel Flats campground in Big Tujunga Canyon. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Laurel sumac is starting to resprout after the Station fire in the Angeles National Forest. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Charred trees are abundant near Mills Creek in the Angeles National Forest. Depending on the type of tree and how deep the heat from the Station fire penetrated, a number have the potential to survive. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Blackened manzanita at sunset near Angeles Crest Highway in the Angeles National Forest. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
Though 250 square miles of the Angeles National Forest burned, the trees and chaparral in the fire-adapted ecosystem will bounce back, scientists believe. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
