Interstate 10 fire – California Globe

New Caltrans Audit Finds Agency Failed To Give Adequate Inspections Of Freeways

June 6, 2024 2:50 amJune 6, 2024 2:51 am

According to a new audit from the Office of the Inspector General for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) on the November 2023 Interstate 10 fire, a lack of oversight in freeway inspections put the Interstate 10 freeway in Los...

How Did I-10 Reopen All Lanes In Damaged Stretch In LA Weeks Ahead Of Schedule?

November 20, 2023 6:04 pmNovember 21, 2023 11:48 am

The fire damaged section of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles that caused major traffic issues for the past week fully reopened weeks ahead of schedule Sunday night, following days of intensive bracing and repair work, with many questioning if it...

Is The Fix In? Gov. Newsom Announces Fire Damaged I-10 Freeway Will Re-Open Next Tuesday

November 17, 2023 7:36 amNovember 17, 2023 3:20 pm

California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday the I-10 Freeway in downtown Los Angeles may reopen Tuesday, November 21. On Tuesday Nov. 14 of this week, the Globe reported: Is Gov. Gavin Newsom trying to contain the I-10 fire story? Are...

U.S. Department Of Transportation Gives $3 Million To Caltrans For I-10 Repair Effort

November 16, 2023 2:30 amNovember 16, 2023 2:31 am

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg authorized the release of $3 million in emergency funding to help pay for repair work on the fire-damaged section of the I-10 freeway in Los Angeles on Wednesday, with the funds becoming a large...

I-10 Reopening Timeline Announced; Speculation Grows On Who Was Responsible For Freeway Fire

November 15, 2023 11:55 amNovember 15, 2023 11:55 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that the burned stretch of I-10 shut down since the weekend in Los Angeles would at least partially open by the end of the year, with speculation growing that homeless people may have been...

Gov. Newsom Claims I-10 Fire is Arson; Others Say Homeless Lived Under the Freeway

November 14, 2023 7:41 amNovember 14, 2023 7:41 am

Is Gov. Gavin Newsom trying to contain the I-10 fire story? Are the optics just a little too hot for his PR team? He looks and sounds really jumpy in his press conferences. “Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that...

Governor Newsom Announces I-10 Fire In Los Angeles is Arson

November 14, 2023 2:30 amNovember 14, 2023 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Monday that the I-10 freeway fire, which has shut down a major traffic artery in Los Angeles since Saturday and will likely keep it closed for the near future, was caused by arson, with no...