Crime & Safety
Flooding, Pile-up Clog 405 Freeway At West LA/Sepulveda Pass
The rain caused havoc on the 405 Freeway in the West LA and Sepulveda Pass areas Wednesday afternoon.
LOS ANGELES, CA — Flooding and a series of pileups jammed the rain-soaked San Diego (405) Freeway in the Sepulveda Pass and West LA area just after 1 p.m. Wednesday.
The California Highway Patrol issued a SigAlert for the eastbound 90 transition to the 405 North in West LA due to flooding in the fastlane at 1:07 p.m. The fast lane is estimated to stay closed for about a half hour.
At the same time, a three-car pile-up blocked the right two lanes of the southbound 405 Freeway at Skirball Center Drive at 1:04 p.m. CHP officials did not have an estimate for when the crash scene would be cleared up.
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