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2023 Predicted To Be Third-Highest Thanksgiving Travel Season On Record

The most holiday travelers since 2019 are expected to hit the road this Thanksgiving, shaping up for one of the busiest roadway travel seasons on record. Thanksgiving holiday travel traffic is expected to increase by 2.3 percent in comparison to 2022, according to the American Automobile Association (AAA). Approximately 55.4 million travelers are expected to be traveling more than 50 ...

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Road Closures Scheduled Due To 5 Freeway Enhancement Project

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Several surface street road closures are planned due to construction on the 5 Freeway in Valencia next week. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) is set to have several road closures in order to extend the existing 5 Freeway bridge over Rye Canyon Road to accommodate the new HOV lanes being installed along the 5 Freeway corridor starting ...

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14 Freeway Crash Shuts Down Lanes East Of Santa Clarita

Three lanes of the northbound 14 Freeway were closed east of Santa Clarita due to a crash Saturday afternoon. At around 1:15 p.m. Saturday, first responders received reports of a crash on the northbound 14 Freeway near the Agua Dulce Canyon Road offramp in Agua Dulce. “The No. 2, 3 and 4 lanes were blocked,” said Officer Stephan Brandt with ...

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I-5 Freeway Ramps North Of Santa Clarita To Be Closed This Week

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Santa Clarita residents who are planning to travel north this week should keep an eye out for closed ramps on the 5 freeway.  Recently, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) announced that the I-5 off-ramps and on-ramps at the Tejon Pass Rest Area will be temporarily closed on specific days this week.  The Northbound off- and on-ramps are scheduled for ...

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Car Skids Off-Road In Canyon Country Crash, No Injuries Reported  

No injuries were reported after a car skid off the road into a planter in a Canyon Country crash Wednesday. Around 11:05 p.m. Wednesday, a car skidded through the intersection of Golden Valley Road and Via Princessa in a Canyon Country crash, according to Bradley Grose, who caught the collision from his drone.  The vehicle was traveling east on Golden ...

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SigAlert Issued For Diesel Spillage Causing Traffic Delays Near Newhall Pass

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California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials issued a SigAlert Thursday for a diesel spillage closing two northbound I-5 Freeway lanes near the Newhall Pass. At approximately 11:54 a.m. Thursday, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) issued a 3-hour SigAlert after a diesel spillage from a semi-truck driving in the right lane of the I-5 Freeway, subsequently closing down two lanes of traffic, ...

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Metrolink Antelope Valley Line To Undergo Partial Weekend Closure

This weekend, Metrolink is expected to complete a maintenance and rehabilitation project along the Antelope Valley Line, temporarily halting train operations between Newhall and Lancaster.  On Friday, May 20, Metrolink Train 231 is expected to be canceled,and bus services are set to make all stops between L.A. Union Station and Lancaster, according to officials with Metrolink. The project is also ...

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One Trapped After SUV Flips Over Center Divider On 14 Freeway, Five Hospitalized 

Five people were sent to the hospital Friday after a SUV flipped over the center divider on the 14 Freeway trapping at least one of the patients.   Around 11:40 a.m. Friday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the 14 Freeway near Placerita Canyon Road in Newhall, said Geovanni Sanchez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.  ...

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Motorcyclist Hospitalized After 14 Freeway Crash In Santa Clarita

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A motorcyclist was transported to the hospital Tuesday after a 14 Freeway crash, which impacted traffic. Around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the southbound 14 Freeway near Placerita Canyon Road in Newhall, said Geovanni Sanchez, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. As a result of the crash, one person was transported ...

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Big Rig Fire Shuts Down Lanes Of 5 Freeway North Of Santa Clarita

A big rig fire led to the closure of multiple lanes on the northbound 5 Freeway just north of Santa Clarita Thursday night. At around 8 p.m. Monday, first responders received reports of a big rig fire on the northbound 5 freeway at Templin Highway, according to Dispatch Supervisor Stafford with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “We got the ...

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