Monterey Expressway California News Reports

Traffic was at a standstill for hours on a portion of I-15 near Baker, Calif., after a truck carrying lithium batteries overturned and caught fire. Read More

An overturned big rig and resulting hazmat situation left motorists stranded in the desert just off the crucial interstate between Los Angeles ... fire happened near the Afton Road exit just off the ... Read More

Traffic has come to a standstill as authorities shut down roads around the I-40 highway in California after a semi-truck carrying lithium batteries caught fire yesterday, with thousands of travelers ... Read More

The northbound side of heavily-traveled I-15 between Los Angeles and Las ... to share the designated southbound lanes of the highway in a stretch between Barstow and Baker in San Bernardino County, ... Read More

A truck hauling industrial lithium-ion batteries caught fire on the 15 Freeway, leading to a partial shutdown ... A few hours later, in the afternoon, the California Highway Patrol station in Barstow ... Read More

A truck hauling lithium batteries caught fire on the 15 Freeway, leading to a partial shutdown of the highway in Baker that has lasted over a full day as hazmat teams and firefighters work to resolve ... Read More

UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said on X Friday night that it's likely to become '?among top 3 largest in California history ... and said the goal is to keep the fire east of Highway 99, south of ... Read More

A major freeway connecting greater Los Angeles to Las Vegas remains closed Saturday following a battery truck fire on the 15 Freeway near Baker, Caltrans said. The California Highway Patrol has ... Read More

A truck drove past flaming highway guard rails in Tehama County ... but given his previous two '?strikes,'? he could get a life sentence under California law. Only 10-15% of the states wildfires are ... Read More

The northbound 15 Freeway was closed after a crash involving an overturned semitruck, resulting in a miles-long traffic backup that stranded Las Vegas-bound drivers. Read More

An overturned big rig and resulting hazmat situation left motorists stranded in the desert just off the crucial interstate between Los ... near the Afton Road exit just off the 15 Freeway between ... Read More

In the U.S., deployments are underway in Arizona, California ... with the National Automated Highway Systems Consortium led by General Motors. After several years of R&D, a high-profile event called ... Read More

At about 4:30 a.m. Saturday, a semi truck driver towing a 53-foot trailer lost control on westbound I-80, according to the Utah Department of Public Safety. The driver hit the right concrete barrier ... Read More

The crash was first reported about 6 a.m. Friday on the northbound 15 Freeway between Barstow and Baker, officials said. Read More

Containment of the 145-acre Macy Fire in the Cleveland National Forest west of Lake Elsinore increased from 15% to 60% Friday evening and the Ortega (74) Highway was reopened, according to the ... Read More

Firefighters encountered burning lithium-ion batteries, prompting them to call for a hazardous material response, logs show. The burning batteries posed multiple threats, San Bernardino ... Read More

Firefighters, aided by improving weather conditions, were beginning to get a handle Saturday on the Park Fire, now the eighth-largest wildfire in California history at ... the fire crossed Highway 36 ... Read More

Construction for the project is expected to begin in the fall of 2025, impacting the neighborhoods of San Pedro and Wilmington, as well as the city of Long Beach. Read More

The blaze has been progressing north toward the city of Redding - reportedly crossing Highway 36 - and threatening small towns such as Shingletown and Manton, according to fire mapping and experts. Read More