northbound

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Police responded to the area at about 7:30 a.m., and a SigAlert blocking all northbound lanes was issued at 8:55 a.m., according to CHP logs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

All northbound traffic is being diverted off at Howard Hughes Parkway and on ramps at Sepulveda and La Tijera boulevards are closed along with Howard Hughes Parkway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The capybaras’ stretch of the Pinheiros River is a former no-man’s land; geographically, it’s in the center of the city, and yet isolated, sandwiched between an expressway’s northbound and southbound lanes.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

The northbound carriageway was also closed for a short time overnight.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

They raced across the southbound lanes, then had to wait several minutes before they could dash safely across the northbound traffic.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt