Swinging gate on 5 Freeway below Grapevine got drivers out of a jam

Caltrans officials and the motoring public are pronouncing a swinging gate recently installed on the 5 Freeway at the base of the Grapevine a success after it allowed northbound drivers to turn around instead of waiting potentially hours while the highway was cleared of snow on Thanksgiving.
Thursday, Nov. 28 marked the first time the 52-foot-long, five-ton, reinforced-steel gate was used. It is located 300 feet north of the Lake Hughes Road off-ramp north of Santa Clarita. When snow, mudslides,