Key L.A. freeway hit by arson fire reopens weeks earlier than expected

An elevated Los Angeles freeway closed for more than a week because of an arson fire reopened ahead of Monday morning's commute, at least a day earlier than previously announced and weeks ahead of the original estimate.

"The 10 is BACK!" Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass posted late Sunday on X, formerly known as Twitter, referring to Interstate 10 by its nickname. 

The Nov. 11 blaze, fed by flammable materials stored under the roadway in violation of a company's lease, shut a mile-long stretch of I-10 near downtown, snarling traffic as repair crews worked around the clock. Officials had said last week that all lanes were expected to reopen by Tuesday, but moved it up to Monday after significant progress.