FINAL UPDATE: The CHP early Tuesday cancelled the SigAlert due to fire damage.
5:22 AM CLOSURE CANCELLATION: NB I-110 FROM I-10 TO US-101 ALL LANES OPEN
— CHP PIO – LA County (@CHPsouthern) December 9, 2014
Just a quick reminder: transit may be a good option for those traveling into and through downtown Los Angeles and who want to avoid traffic due to the fire Sunday night that burned two buildings and damaged the 110 freeway. Here is the latest from the CHP:
SIGALERT EXPANSION: 1) NB I110 TO SB US101 FULLY CLOSED; UNKNOWN DURATION FOR ALL CLOSURES (LA CITY)
— CHP PIO – LA County (@CHPsouthern) December 8, 2014
SIGALERT EXPANSION: (1) NB I110 TO US 101 TRANSITION ROAD'S LANES #4, 5, 6, (2) NB I110 TO NB US101 TRANSITION ROAD'S LANE #1OF 2 LANES
— CHP PIO – LA County (@CHPsouthern) December 8, 2014
SIGALERT EXPANDED DUE TO FIRE: 1) NB I110'S 3RD ST ONR, 2) NB I110'S 5TH ONR, 3) NB I110'S LANES 4 AND 5 BETWEEN 4TH ST TO 2ND ST (LA CITY)
— CHP PIO – LA County (@CHPsouthern) December 8, 2014
A few resources that may be helpful:
•The Metro Trip Planner is here. Or you can try Google Transit.
•Metro maps and timetables are here. Below is the Metro Rail map.
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•Metro fares are $1.75 per trip. If using a TAP card, the fare includes two hours of free transfers.
•TAP cards can be purchased at ticket machines at all Metro Rail and Metro Orange Line stations.
•Metrolink commuter trains connect downtown Los Angeles to Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties, as well as the Santa Clarita Valley and Antelope Valley. Here is Metrolink’s website. Metrolink trains stop at Union Station in downtown L.A., where you can connect to Metro buses, the Metro Silver Line, the Metro Red/Purple Line subway and the Metro Gold Line light rail.
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That great fire sure puts the words FAIL to the idea of constructing tall 7-storey WOODEN buildings with doesn’t it? Has anyone heard of this magical building material called STEEL? They should try using that material next time. I hear they’re stronger than wood and doesn’t catch fire easily.
A few more details for those of us who can’t watch the local ‘quick cuts’ news:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-freeway-shutdown-traffic-fire-20141208-story.html
Martin,
Yeah and in New York, I hear fares are now jacked up to $2.75 for a single ride. How that working out? If you like New York so much, go back where you came from. We don’t need NYers telling what LA needs to do!
I think the building fires in DTLA shows a major difference between Los Angeles and New York (where I’m from) as far as media coverage affecting traffic & transit. In NYC, the all-news radio stations (1010 WINS & WCBS-AM) regularly urge commuters to use public transportation in similar situations. I was listening to KNX this morning and NO mention of transit at all–not even the fact that some bus routes had to be detoured as a result of the building fires. I guess in LA, the motor vehicle is still the king.
I do hope that with the continuing expansion of Metro’s rail system, more Angelenos will use the trains and buses for stress-free commutes and media like KNX will include transit reports on a regular basis.