A motion by Director Hilda Solis sought to cease further work to advance the documents while continuing early-action improvements that were part of the 710 project but the board instead voted to suspend work on the project’s environmental review while Metro tries to reimagine the project.
Long Beach Public Works crews will close down portions of the 710 Freeway near Downtown for maintenance this Sunday from 4 a.m to noon.
A wrong-way driver died after a head-on crash with another vehicle on the 710 Freeway in Long Beach early Thursday morning, according to the CHP.
An SUV caught fire after it crashed into a guardrail on the northbound 710 Freeway in Long Beach Tuesday night.
A big rig jacknifed on the transition road from the northbound 710 Freeway to the eastbound 60 Freeway this morning.
Firefighters had to use the Jaws of Life to rescue one driver from his rig before he was taken to a trauma hospital.
The CHP expects the transitions to be closed until at least 1:20 p.m.
Southbound lanes will shut down overnight in the East Los Angeles, Commerce and Vernon areas, according to Caltrans.
The crash happened around 11 a.m. and sent five ambulances rushing to the scene near Willow Street.
The person was reported on a guardrail around 6:30 a.m., prompting authorities to shut down two transition roads, according to the CHP.
