Ridge Route Work Event – May 20, 2023

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Event announcement from the Ridge Route Preservation Organization. Please go to their website to sign up and get additional information. We are planning our first CUTRR – Clean Up The Ridge Route – event to be held on May 20, 2023. The road has suffered through a lot this winter and it needs your help! Our work will … Read more

Historic Sign Revealed in Los Angeles

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Either through heavy wind, corrosion, or a combination of the two, a section of “greenout” fell off a sign on the eastbound Ventura Freeway (State 134) recently at Victory Blvd. This sign, approaching the Golden State Freeway (I-5) has been there since 1961 when the freeway opened. In 1961, the Golden State Freeway was still … Read more

Wildflower Hotline

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All these showers can bring lots of flowers. For the last 40 years, there has been a telephone hotline to find out what the status is of the wildflower bloom and where to see it.

Find out more at the Theodore Payne Foundation‘s website
or
call (818) 768-1802 ext 7.

https://theodorepayne.org/learn/wildflower-hotline/

I-5 Grapevine / Ridge Route Conditions

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I-5 between Santa Clarita and the San Joaquin Valley over Tejon Pass is known as “The Grapevine” and formerly known as “The Ridge Route”. It is an important corridor in California and has been so since 1915. Travel over the route can be quite treacherous in winter due to both rain and snow. Mudslides, rockfalls, … Read more

Road Conditions

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Important Road Conditions Links: For local roadways, there are additional resources available on this site on our Southern California Highway Resources page. Winter in southern California can be quite an adventure at times. Some storms leave few routes open out of the Los Angeles area to points north and northeast. Some of these storms can … Read more