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All lanes of Interstate 15 between Los Angeles and Las Vegas that were closed for 48 hours due to a big rig accident that created a chemical hazard have reopened, the California Highway Patrol said.
Icy conditions closed a six-mile stretch of Interstate 15 near California's border with Nevada for about 12 hours Wednesday as the beginning of a massive winter weather storm moved into the region
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Interstate 15 (I-15) is a major Interstate Highway in the Western United States, running through Southern California and the Intermountain West. I-15 begins near the Mexican border in San Diego County and stretches north to Alberta, Canada , passing through the states of California , Nevada , Arizona , Utah , Idaho , and Montana .
The freeway then heads west into Downtown Las Vegas, where it intersects Interstate 15. At the Spaghetti Bowl interchange, US 93 follows I-15 northbound. From I-15 to Durango Drive, the freeway has HOV lanes that are currently enforced by both Metro and NHP, 24 hours a day and 7 days a week and is the only state within the nation to do so. [5] [6]
It is a major thoroughfare for traffic between San Diego and the Inland Empire, as well as between Southern California, Las Vegas, Nevada, and the Intermountain West. South of its junction at I-8 in San Diego, the highway becomes SR 15, extending 6.13 miles (9.87 km) [1] to I-5, about 12 miles (19 km) from the Mexico–United States border.
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The vegetation fire was reported at 12:09 p.m. Friday, in the Mojave National Preserve, west of the Nevada state border, San Bernardino County Fire officials reported.