101 Freeway reopens in Boyle Heights after heavy flooding prompts closure

BOYLE HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Several lanes of the southbound 101 Freeway were shut down in the Boyle Heights area Monday morning due to flooding as a storm moved across Southern California.

The closure was issued around 3:30 a.m. at 4th Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Only one lane was open to drivers through the area for a few hours.

All lanes were opened by around 6 a.m.

Southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway were shut down in Boyle Heights due to heavy flooding.