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Pelican Refuses to Be Rushed, Causes Westside SigAlert
A Pelican landed in the fast lane of the 90 Freeway transition to the 405 and rebuffed CHP efforts to move along.
An obstinate pelican blocked a freeway transition ramp and provoked CHP officers into declaring a SigAlert on the Westside today.
The bird landed in the number one lane of the two-lane ramp from the eastbound Marina (90) Freeway, as it climbs over and sweeps down to the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway near Culver City.
“Advise pelican cornered” radioed in one CHP officer, as both lanes of the ramp were barricaded at 1:27 p.m.
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Because the bird would not move, the ramp remained closed, and after a half hour of that a SigAlert was issued.
The bird was enticed off the ramp by 2:15 and traffic resumed.
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