Historic shutdown starts
Sacramento's Big Fix freeway closure launched with nary a hitch Friday night. After months of prep work and plenty of traffic warnings, highway officials successfully shut a mile-long section of northbound Interstate 5 in downtown - and set to work on what will be a six-week rehabilitation project. | Web cam: I-5 at P St. Jason Milligan of Caltrans places signs on Interstate 5, south of the Highway 50 interchange, announcing the shutdown of all northbound lanes Friday. The closures at 8 p.m. came off without incident, Caltrans officials reported. Extensive I-5 repairs are set for the next six weeks. California Highway Patrol Sgt. Steve Benetti, along with Caltrans employees and those from contractor C.C. Myers, gather Friday at the northbound Fruitridge Road entrance to Interstate...
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