710 Freeway Lanes Reopen After Asphalt Spill

A truck carrying asphalt spilled into all lanes on Friday night

All lanes of a stretch of the southbound Long Beach Freeway in Lynwood were reopened Saturday morning after being closed overnight due to an asphalt spill, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

All lanes of the southbound Long Beach (710) Freeway were closed in Lynwood after the spill was reported at 7:21 p.m.

CHP officers said a big rig leaked asphalt, the driver pulled over and the asphalt spread over all lanes.


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