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I-405 Hazard Repaired After Flattened Tires

Metro reports a drainage grate near Skirball Center Way came loose Tuesday night.

A hazard on the northbound San Diego (405) Freeway that flattened tires on 10 vehicles in the Sepulveda Pass was repaired overnight, authorities said Wednesday.

Marc Littman of Metro said a 3-by-2-foot drainage grate near Skirball Center Way came loose about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, leaving a depression several inches deep that flattened tires.

Littman said the problem was fixed overnight.

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The problem was along a stretch of freeway where overpasses are being replaced and a car pool lane is being added.

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