It will take at least three weeks to repair a Los Angeles freeway damaged in an arson fire, the California governor said Tuesday, leaving the city already accustomed to soul-crushing traffic without part of a vital artery that serves hundreds of thousands of people daily. But things could have been worse. California Gov. Gavin Newsom said officials have determined the elevated section of Interstate 10 will not need to be demolished after analysis of core samples taken from the freeway.
About 100 columns burned in the Saturday blaze that spread over 8 acres (3 hectares) under I-10, tearing through wood pallets, cars and other construction materials being stored under the freeway. No injuries were reported, but at least 16 homeless people living there were taken to shelters. The site of a fire is seen under Interstate 10, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023, in Los Angele