Los Angeles fires: List of freeway and highway closures

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Updated  January 9, 2025 6:22am PST
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PCH remains closed amid Palisades Fire

Several road closures remain in place as a massive fire continues to burn in the Pacific Palisades.

The Brief

    • The major fires include the Palisades Fire west of Los Angeles, the Eaton Fire north of Pasadena, and the Hurst Fire in the San Fernando Valley.
    • At least 70,000 residents so far are under evacuation orders.
    • More than 1.5 million customers are without power.

LOS ANGELES - Caltrans announced the closure of multiple freeways and highways across Southern California due to several wildfires burning in the region.

Here are the latest closures as of Thursday morning:

Pacific Coast Highway 

  • Southbound from Malibu Canyon Rd. to I-10
  • Northbound from McClure Tunnel

10 Freeway

  • Westbound I-10 closed at Lincoln Blvd.
  • Westbound I-10 4th and 5th Street on-ramps closed

Topanga Canyon Blvd. 

  • Fully closed between PCH and Mulholland Dr.

Angeles Crest Highway

  • Eastbound SR-2 closed at entrance of Angeles National Forest to Upper Big Tujunga Rd.

San Gabriel Canyon Road

  • SR-39 closed as a preventive measure north of Azusa (only residents allowed to enter)

5 Freeway

  • Northbound I-5 truck lanes to SR-14

210 Freeway

  • Westbound and eastbound I-210 Arroyo Boulevard off-ramp closed
  • Westbound I-210 truck lanes to I-5
  • Westbound I-210 Yarnell Street on-and-off ramps 
  • Eastbound I-210 Yarnell Street off-ramp
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'Los Angeles is not yet ready: LA councilmember says

Councilmember Traci Park called the wildfires a "tragic and devastating reminder" of how the city and county of LA has not invested enough in critical infrastructure.

The Source: This story was reported with information from Caltrans.

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