The 10 Freeway

Hate it on Fridays and Saturdays. Also lunch time or 5 pm. Does anyone know of a route that gets me from Rosemead to West Covina without using this monstrosity?!

Everyone reviewing here is a weak sauce. I-​10 goes all the way to Florida. Being born and raised in East Los Angeles this fwy & the 5 were basically the only 2 I knew by heart. Now as an adult in the navy I’m stationed in Florida and it gives me great pleasure to know that the 10 fwy is still a significant part of my life. I’m embarking on this 10 get journey as we speak. 2,633 miles and counting. The view is great! Anyone making this trip I recommend «the Rock» and «the thing» as a quick stop.

Only SoCal do we Unilocal about highways
What is up with SoCal people placing «the» in front of their freeways?! «The» 10, «the» 405, «the» 5… Definitely a SoCal thing.
«THE» 10 aka THE Santa Monica freeway and I have an odd relationship. If I don’t have to travel to DTLA i likely would never take this freeway. Crazy ass drivers all the time, I’ve nearly been in 3 scary car accidents the first few weeks here… You cannot weave and speed 70 mph in dead traffic in your fancy Prius/​bmw/​Mercedes/​Maserati/​Porsche in traffic. Heading east in the mornings aren’t as bad as it seems. It has its pockets of traffic. It’s literally a parking lot if your going west in the morning. In the evenings, it has its pockets of traffic heading west but heading east is a parking lot. The fastest you will ever go on this freeway is a wonderful 35 mph (if even). Traveling 9 miles is about a 25 minute drive average. But there will be those rare occasions (once every two months on a random day of the week) there won’t be traffic and driving 60 mph on a SoCal freeway feels like your speeding and being a reckless driver. Traveling 9 miles is only a 10 minute drive. Basically… THE 10 is unpredictable but predict it will be crap!
It is what it is. It gets me to point a to point b in one piece!
Until the next review…

No No No! From the heart of Los Angeles all the way until Diamond Bar, this freeway gets a negative one! You would think that with the Fast Pass lane that was just constructed, it would have eased up traffic a bit. No way! After passing San Bernardino, depending on the time, I would bump my review up 1 more star!
The most congested freeway as well as the most under constructed one, the 10 freeway is a nightmare for Los Angelenos to take on their daily commute. It seems as if no matter what time of the day it is, there is always traffic on this freeway. I have even seen the Fast Pass Lane congested too. That is how bad this freeway is!
The stops that are easiest access for this freeway include Alhambra, Monterey Park, El Monte, Baldwin Park, Covina, CSULA and others. I just recommend not ever taking it unless you have no other choice. Good thing I know my way around the streets enough to avoid this one. No thank you. Oh btw… this freeway is notorious for its vicious road rage drivers. Avoid them!

Wee I’m going to fast on this freeway! NOT! Not the best freeway to drive on during the weekdays during rush hour. Thank goodness I haven’t gotten into that predicament yet.

Every freeway in the greater LA area deserves 0 stars because of traffic jams all the time. What a waste of everyone’s time, gasoline, and the environment.
Also, some drivers make driving here insane.
When someone signals in front of a driver to change into that driver’s lane, it is dangerous for everyone for that driver to speed up. It compels people not to signal when changing lanes in the future.
When certain drivers are in the right-​most lane in slow traffic and encounter an on-​ramp, it is mind boggling to see these drivers getting out of the right lane and merging onto the on-​ramp lane. I understand it is so they can get ahead of a few cars (or more depending on how long the on-​ramp lane is), but doing so can create more and more brake lights. This behavior creates an increasing number of cars have to merge into the freeway.
This is crazy. I blame it on the traffic. I blame the traffic on the government subsidization car travel at the expense of subsidizing mass transit. There is also the inefficiency of having hundreds of square miles of spread-​out suburbs.

Beautiful road heading towards the pier. Good traffic movement. Much faster than Lincoln to culver city.

Guys, let’s get real. It’s a Los Angeles freeway! It’s congested with cars and folks that either can’t drive or have bad attitudes I’ve traveled this freeway for almost my entire life. I even remember when the Northridge quake in ’94 took down the over pass near La Cienega. This freeway has needed a carpool lane added from Downtown LA to the PCH for years. The only cool thing about this freeway is that it’s a straight shot to the beach if you head out west.
Until LA decides to invest in expanding this freeway, stay patient towards your fellow LA driver.
Cheers!

Holy Mother of sin!
It now costs $ 11.90 !!! to travel on the Fastrtrack to downtown from the 605.
What the heck?!? Why aren’t commuters, activists, anyone up in arms about this?

I am starting to understand road rage unbelievable how irradiated you can get driving on this freeway it’s always a parking lot

I personally think the 10 freeway is the best freeway. I drive on it almost everyday. I take it to Santa Monica. I take it to Downtown– Los Angeles. I exit on Crenshaw or LaBrea to get home. I take it to West Los Angeles. I take it to the 110 freeway. I take it to the 60. The 10 freeway run east and west. The 10 freeway will take my all the way home to Ponchatoula, Louisiana.

Don’t count on a smooth ride in the mornings unless you have Fastrak. Check. If you hate traffic, avoid this freeway. Check check. :)

«It shouldn’t take too long to get to Culver City at 2 PM on a Sunday,» she thought. She was wrong.
This freeway is fine. Whatever. It will do. I prefer it there than not there and it’s not as bumpy as some others.

It’s hard to give any freeway in LA a high-​rated review as there’s always traffic. However I like the I-​10 more than I like the I-​405 so therefore this gets a 3.
While there’s always a fair amount of traffic, the general flow is that more people commute west in the mornings and back to downtown after work. With the Expo construction (SO EXCITED FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION) rush hour seems to start at 2pm and last until sometimes 8pm. Parts of the I-​405 close after 10pm and traffic can increase on the I-​10 as people are taking a detour.
If you are coming from the westside (Santa Monica and west), avoid getting on the I-​10 until after the I-​405 if you can! It’s clogged up both on side streets and on the freeway and can clear up after you’ve passed the I-​405.
All else aside, this is normally the best way to get across LA by car!

Freeway review? Well first off quality of the road is not so good. Super bumpy full of offset freeway over pass bumpy transitions. You can get up to speed on this highway but due to the traffic congestion on a daily basis the only time you can really go on cruising at a constant speed is after 10pm to the early morning hours.
Weekend driving? Forget about it its a parking lot especially on a nice beach day or holiday weekend.
The 10 is a necessity in southern Cali, it takes you from the coast to Arizona and beyond… so plan ahead and drive safe.

Tips for drivers on this freeway:
— pee beforehand. You never know when you’ll reach your destination.
— plan your trip to avoid this freeway at all costs
I hope you’re not in labor.

So who likes free parking lots? Ohhhhh I know this one, it’s easy, everyone who is stuck on the 10 between the 5 and PCH. This particular parking lot is absolutely a beast at certain times of day.
The 10 is the main thoroughfare between DTLA and the Westside. Definitely one of the most travelled stretches of freeway anywhere in the world. I can also say without a shadow of a doubt that it is not in the best of conditions but is for the most part passable.
Pro Tip: Avoid it during rush hour in both directions =X
At least this stretch of road is more pleasant to drive visually… They have lots of palm trees off to the side of the freeway. Let alone it winds around a few hills covered in trees and houses. Also the view of DTLA is very appealing to me.
I also like that this is one of the few transcontinental interstates from east to west and back again… =)
Enjoy the free parking… do not pass go… and don’t expect to find any cash when you land on free parking here…

What more do I need to say about this freeway sucks! Yes, it can take you to West Los Angeles and Santa Monica and if you’re going East, you’ll reach Ontario, Palms Dale, Indio, Arizona but other than that, it SUCKS!
Traffic sucks in all parts of the freeway. If you’re in the SGV, you’ll hit traffic just trying to reach Los Angeles. No matter what, you will hit traffic on the I-​5 and I-​405. All because some people do not know how to merge, which drives me NUTTZO!
Sadly, we all cannot avoid this freeway because it leads to all the places we go. Happy traffic :(

«If they’d lower the taxes and get rid of the smog and clean up the traffic mess, I really believe I’d settle here until the next earthquake»
Interstate 10 in California or most common name is I-​10 Freeway. Which run from Santa Monica all way to the border of Arizona in the San Bernardino county.
I-​10 which with the most traffic is from I-​405 to I-​5 intersection. Irony is I-​10, I-​405 and I-​5 Los Angeles are top five most traffic jam freeway, yes all in one city !
The biggest issue with I-​10 there are no good alternate transportation nears that freeway. The silver line does run near the I-​10 from union station to San Bernardino county, but has too few stops and is idea for most working people.
Some people counter by not using the freeway to get to work in downtown, simply just use the rapid bus from the El Monte station that would save them good amount of time stuck in the traffic in I-​10 and also parking is free in the station. Which would cost you arm and leg in downtown.
Some area of I-​10 is convert the carpool lane to express lane, basically a toll lane. Using tax player money too.
The good about the freeway is that is mostly in good condition despite is over couple decades old. Is quite easy to pull over in most of the section which cannot do that in I-​110 or other older freeway.
I wish they could just add more lane, because traffic is only getting worst with growing population.

Always dread to get on this freeway, the traffic jam, the crazy drivers, although I’d rather stay on the freeway than try to brave the side street and get lost amongst the dregs of LA.
Thank goodness for airconditioning and my Prince cd.