A motorcycle crash shut down the southbound 605 Freeway Monday afternoon.
The crash was first reported at 2:21 p.m. on the southbound freeway at Washington Boulevard near Pico Rivera. A motorcyclist was reported down on the roadway in the crash’s aftermath, according to the California Highway Patrol.
All lanes of the southbound freeway were shut down in the aftermath.
By 4:30 p.m., the lanes had reopened, but traffic continued to be impacted: The interstate was backed up to the 60 Freeway.