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All lanes of the northbound 710 Freeway in Long Beach reopen after oil spill

By Chelsea Hylton

Updated on: April 17, 2025 / 10:03 AM PDT / CBS LA

CBS News Los Angeles

All lanes of the northbound 710 Freeway in Long Beach have reopened Thursday morning after a hours-long closure for an oil spill.

The California Highway Patrol issued a Sig Alert at 4:54 a.m. for the northbound 710 Freeway at Del Amo Boulevard.

All lanes of the northbound 710 Freeway in Long Beach aare closed after an oil spill. KCAL News

SkyCal flew over the spill, where oil could be seen spread across multiple lanes.

The CHP was diverting traffic off at Del Amo Boulevard.

Chelsea Hylton

Chelsea Hylton is a web producer for CBS Los Angeles. An Inglewood native, Hylton has her master's degree from USC. She covers local breaking news across the Southern California region. Before joining CBS in 2024, she worked at NBC LA, Telemundo 52, The Los Angeles Times and KOMO 4 News in Seattle.