Traffic Alert: 241 Closed Until Further Notice

LAKE FOREST, CA — Driving the 241 Toll Road is a way of life in Orange County, an easy way to get from here to there, to avoid the bumper to bumper traffic and ease time on the roadways. Due to the Canyon Fire 2, when the blast-furnace fire jumped the freeway and set guard rails on fire, the 241 will remain closed between the 91 and the Santiago/Chapman Avenue exits, according to The Toll Roads.

"Due to Canyon Fire 2 damage, the 241 Toll Road will remain closed in both directions until further notice," The Toll Roads reported.

No estimate of emergency repair work was given.

"As a result of the Canyon Fire 2 which broke out on the morning of Monday, Oct. 9,, a section of the 241 Toll Road sustained electrical, signage, guardrail, traffic control device and fencing damage when flames got close to and crossed the roadway," they said. "The damage must be repaired and the roadway cleaned of fire retardant before it can be deemed safe to reopen to drivers."

There has been an emergency repair contract awarded to assess damages and make repairs. Work is scheduled to begin right away and round-the-clock work will continue until the roadway is reopened to through traffic.

"We have no estimated reopen date," they said on Wednesday night over Twitter. "We are working hard to make it happen in days, not weeks or months."