SigAlert: Wet Cement Spill Closes Multiple Lanes Of 10 Freeway

LOS ANGELES — A wet cement spill has closed two lanes of the westbound Santa Monica (10) Freeway near La Brea Avenue in Mid-City. A SigAlert is in effect.

Traffic is backed up to Vermont Avenue.

"There was a wet cement spill from a work truck about 9:40 this morning. A traffic information alert was issued for the two right lanes at that location," a California Highway Patrol spokesman told Patch.

He said the alert is expected to last two to three hours.

This is breaking news and will be updated as more information becomes known.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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