Tag: 710 Freeway

5 Killed in Crash on 710 Freeway in Long Beach ID’d

A car crashed into an attenuator on the Long Beach 710 Freeway and burst into flames killing five on June 26. Authorities have now identified all five people who were killed. The crash was reported at 4:12 a.m. Monday on the northbound freeway at the transition to the eastbound Artesia 91 Freeway, according to the…


710 Freeway Expansion Dropped After Decades of Planning, Marking a Milestone for L.A.

By Rachel Uranga From Los Angeles Times LOS ANGELES—A decades-old plan to widen one of America’s busiest cargo corridors was scrapped Thursday, as the agency acknowledged it must find a new way to lessen traffic without adding lanes. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority unanimously voted to end the $6 billion expansion plans for…