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Tunnel repair

A tanker truck overturned in this cavernous hollow connecting the northbound 2 Freeway with the northbound 5 Freeway.

A tanker truck overturned in this cavernous hollow connecting the northbound 2 Freeway with the northbound 5 Freeway. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

July 20, 2013 6:30 AM PT

Caltrans is working to repair damage to a transition road tunnel at the interchange of the 2 and 5 freeways from a fire that was touched off by the crash of a tanker truck that spilled 8,500 gallons of gasoline.
Read more: Caltrans engineers optimistic on fixing fire-damaged tunnel

Ramp closed

Signs lean on a wall that looks like a neo-Expressionist art installation inside the damaged tunnel. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Tunnel

Workers walk around wooden support beams helping to shore up the fire-damaged tunnel. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Exposed rebar

Cracking from the intense fire exposed rebar inside the tunnel. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Core samples

A worker takes core samples of concrete that will be tested for fire damage. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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