Last Updated on March 14, 2018 by CCAR Staff
A crash involving a jackknifed tractor-trailer shut down lanes on the 60 and 605 freeways Tuesday afternoon near Avocado Heights, leaving traffic snarled for the evening commute.
Caltrans officials on Twitter said lanes aren’t expected to reopen until about 7 p.m.
The crash was reported at 2 p.m. on the southbound 605 connector road to the westbound 60 freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol incident log.
SB 605 connector to WB 60 Fwy: #1 lane still closed. Also WB 60 #4 lane closed there. Tow is on scene. Trailer is damaged so another trailer will take the spilled load of sheet metal. Opening approx. 7pm pic.twitter.com/5avnWd0ut2
— Caltrans District 7 (@CaltransDist7) March 13, 2018
The big rig was on its side and scrap metal was in traffic lanes, according to reports made to the CHP.
A SigAlert was issued just after 2:40 p.m. for the No. 1 lane of the southbound 605 transition to the westbound 60 freeway, and for the No. 4 lane at the westbound 60 and the 605.
