CHP escorting traffic over Grapevine on 5 Freeway
Frazier Park, CA - Vehicles make their way along the I-5 in Gorman through the Grapevine. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol was escorting traffic Tuesday morning over the Grapevine Pass on the 5 Freeway corridor due to snowy conditions.
Commuters were asked to be patient and to drive slowly.
Caltrans said on social media that snow flurries fell in the Gorman/Lebec area early Tuesday morning and maintenance crews were working to clear the snow from the roadway on the Tejon Pass.
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The National Weather Service said snow showers were expected in the area before 9 a.m. and a second round of snow could hit the area Wednesday night going into Thursday morning.