All southbound lanes on the 5 Freeway between Calgrove Boulevard and the 14 Freeway are set to be closed for construction Wednesday evening.  Between 10 p.m. Wednesday and 4 a.m. Thursday, the 5 Freeway between Calgrove Boulevard and the 14 Freeway will be closed due to the Metro’s I-5 North County Enhancements Project, according to officials.  Workers are set to ...

A vehicle fire spread to the nearby brush on the 5 Freeway north of Castaic Wednesday, and was quickly stopped. Around 9:40 a.m. Wednesday, firefighters received reports of a fire on the northbound 5 Freeway north of Templin Highway, said Kaitlyn Aldana, spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. “There was a vehicle that caught fire and spread into ...

Only one or two lanes of the 5 Freeway are expected to be open for traffic in Castaic Sunday through Thursday nights for the next two weeks. The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) advises motorists that, starting Sunday night, Aug. 6 through Thursday, Aug. 17, some lanes in the 5 Freeway are expected to be closed at night Sundays through ...

A Saugus man was taken into custody Wednesday after he allegedly attempted to ram a vehicle during a road rage incident.  Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, deputies responded to a road rage incident that occurred on the 5 Freeway between Lyons Avenue and Valencia Boulevard, said Deputy Kabrina Borbon, spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “The suspect attempted to ...

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro)  is expected to reduce lanes on the 5 Freeway through Sunday due to the ongoing Enhancement Project.  Prepare for weekend intermittent lane reductions on the 5 Freeway in both directions between the 14 Freeway and Parker Road from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Sunday. Construction plans are as follows: Southbound outside ...

A person was extricated from their vehicle Wednesday after it went off the 5 Freeway and landed on a surface street in Sylmar.  Around 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, first responders received reports of a crash on the southbound 5 Freeway at Roxford Street in Sylmar, said Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office.  A vehicle ...

Metro and Caltrans are advising drivers that one direction of the 5 Freeway is set to close at night time hours for two weeks. From the 14 Freeway to Calgrove Boulevard, workers are scheduled to remove temporary steel and wood framing structures from the Weldon Canyon Bridge.  This is set to result in a closure of one direction of the ...

CalTrans is advising drivers that all lanes of the southbound 5 Freeway are expected to close overnight this week as repairs are made to areas impacted by a landslide in April.  The closure is set to take place from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Thursday this week Vista Del Lago and Templin highway. The stretch of freeway was ...

A Bakersfield man was arrested for identity theft Wednesday after allegedly being in a verbal argument on the 5 Freeway north of Castaic. Around 2 a.m. Wednesday officers with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) Newhall Area Office received reports of two individuals in a verbal argument on the northbound 5 Freeway near Templin Highway, just north of Castaic, said Officer ...

A truck pulling a motorcycle trailer overturned on the 5 Freeway in Castaic Thursday, briefly blocking all lanes.  Around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, first responders received reports of a traffic collision on the southbound 5 Freeway north of Hasley Canyon Road, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) logs.  CHP officers briefly blocked all southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway to ...