Detour through the park

Do you feel like hiking through Griffith Park while slogging in traffic aboard an MTA bus? Well, now you can do both. Sort of. New posters highlighting the attractions of Griffith Park will be be plastered on MTA buses and rail cars. According to CNS:

A poster celebrating Griffith Park will be on display on Metro buses and rail cars through January, transit officials announced today. The poster, by artist Bob Zoell, uses bright colors and playful illustrations to depict several attractions in the 4,000-acre park, such as hiking, trains and horseback riding. The poster is the 17th to be commissioned by Metro Art as part of its Metro Neighborhoods poster series.

-- Ruben Vives

Crane topples on the 5

Heads-up on this from CNS: A crane has overturned and is blocking the southbound Golden State (5) Freeway south of Rinaldi Street in Mission Hills, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. One person has been injured, says Brian Humphrey of the LAFD.

Monday commute alert: IE traffic slows for memorial

The death of a Caltrans worker in the line of duty last week is going to create some traffic tie-ups on Monday, according to CBS2:

A funeral procession for a Caltrans worker killed in the line of duty will mean lane closures midday Monday on three Inland Empire freeways. The procession for John Knabenbauer will enter the eastbound Riverside (91) Freeway at Adams Avenue in Riverside just after 11 a.m. Freeway traffic may be stopped for the procession to enter the 91 Freeway, and lanes will be closed as it passes through Riverside east on Highway 91 and north on Interstate 215. In San Bernardino, the procession will merge right and then head west on the San Bernardino (10) Freeway to the Waterman Avenue exit in Colton, where it will leave the freeway.