Tag: traffic

Santa Ana Gears Up for Easter Street Racing Enforcement 

Santa Ana police are revving up their annual enforcement efforts against street racers on Easter Sunday. For decades, car clubs would kick off a summer of driving their low-rider cruisers with hydraulics on the Christian holiday, which this year falls on April 4. However, some participants in previous years engaged in illegal activities—harming the quality of life of Santa Ana residents, police said. To mitigate this,…


Maritime Traffic Jam Grows Outside Blocked Suez Canal

SUEZ, Egypt—A maritime traffic jam grew to more than 200 vessels Friday outside the Suez Canal and some vessels began changing course as dredgers worked frantically to free a giant container ship that is stuck sideways in the waterway and disrupting global shipping. One salvage expert said freeing the cargo ship, the Ever Given, could…


Fiery Irvine Crash Kills One

Irvine police are investigating a fatal crash March 10 that killed one person. The accident happened about 6:40 a.m., when a southbound vehicle veered off Culver Drive, near Warner Avenue and Barranca, and struck a tree. Police said the vehicle caught fire. Its lone occupant, whose name has not been released, was killed.


Los Angeles Has Two of the Worst Traffic Corridors in Nation: Study

LOS ANGELES—Even with a reduction in driving caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Los Angeles had two of the worst traffic corridors in the nation last year and is ranked as the fifth most congested city in the United States, according to an annual study released March 9. Drivers on the Hollywood (101) Freeway to the…


Eiffel Tower Needs Blowtorch for Ice as Snow Blankets Europe

PARIS—Workers at the Eiffel Tower used a blowtorch to melt the ice collecting on its surfaces and snow was blocking roads and halting trains and school buses Wednesday across northern France. Amid a European cold snap, areas in Normandy and Brittany unused to such icy conditions were closing highways for lack of snow-clearing equipment. In…


Orange County Congresswoman Vows to Improve California’s Traffic Issues

Congresswoman Michelle Steel says she’ll make alleviating California’s jammed-up highways a priority through her role on the U.S. House of Representative’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Steel, who represents California’s 48th district, was among 10 new Republican members named to the committee Jan. 25. “Orange County has some of the most congested freeways in the United States and…


Santa Ana Set to Award Contracts for South Main Street Corridor Project

Santa Ana’s vision of a safer and more dynamic South Main Street could move forward Jan. 19 as council prepares to vote on about $13 million worth of infrastructure improvements for the thoroughfare. The investment is being proposed as part of the city’s South Main Street Corridor project, which encompasses about four blocks of South…


Brea Police Investigate Traffic Fatality

Police are investigating after a pedestrian in Brea was struck and killed by a vehicle early Jan. 18. The incident happened near Brea Boulevard and Lambert at 4:12 a.m., police said. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Police are asking anyone with information to contact traffic investigator Josh Horn at 714-990-7640.


New Mission Viejo Bridge Aims to Make Commuting Easier

The Oso Parkway Bridge is officially open, officials said Jan. 13 while touting the project as one that will improve traffic flow and boost safety. The new bridge provides motorists a direct connection between Los Patronas Parkway and the State Route 241 toll road by driving under it, rather than having to stop at a…


One Killed in Fiery Freeway Crash in Anaheim

ANAHEIM (CNS)—The driver of a big rig was killed Jan. 7 in a fiery crash on the eastbound Riverside (91) Freeway in Anaheim. Officers responded about 3 a.m. to the crash near the Kraemer Boulevard off-ramp and found the tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames, according to the California Highway Patrol. Video from the scene showed…