The LAPD said that the Sixth Street Bridge would be closed indefinitely Tuesday after continued concerns about illegal activity and safety. However, the bridge reopened early Wednesday morning.
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LOS ANGELES - The
Sixth Street Bridge linking
downtown Los Angeles to
Boyle Heights has been closed indefinitely after continued concerns about illegal activity and safety, the
Los Angeles Police Department announced Tuesday night.
The bridge opened to the public back on July 10, just over two weeks ago, but in that brief time, it's been the center of attention in Los Angeles for all the wrong reasons.
Street takeovers, graffiti, and crashes have plagued the bridge since its reopening. The LAPD has given out 57 citations on the bridge over the last four days, according to LAPD Chief Michel Moore.
"The 6th Street Bridge will be closed until further notice due to illegal activity and public safety concerns," the LAPD
posted on TwitterTuesday night.
The construction of the bridge took
six yearsand
cost nearly $600 million. Ahead of its grand reopening, LA city Councilmember Kevin de León said the bridge would "rival the Hollywood Sign and
Griffith Park as iconic images of our city."
The bridge has been closed multiple times, most recently
every night this past weekend for what LAPD called "questionable activity." On Tuesday, Moore announced that
speed bumps were being installed on the bridge to deter street takeovers and that a center median and fencing to discourage people from scaling the archways could also be installed soon on a temporary basis.
But given Tuesday night's announcement those improvements can't come soon enough, leading to the indefinite closure of the bridge.