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According to Google Maps, westbound traffic is backed up to Washington Street, as of 3:45 p.m.

The westbound side of Interstate 10 east of Cook Street reopened late Tuesday afternoon after the California Highway Patrol closed two of three lanes because of asphalt and tar on the roadway.

The employee, who worked for the Bureau of Highways, used leftover county-purchased asphalt to pave an addition to his driveway in May 2020, committing theft and misconduct, the report said.

The work includes fresh tar and hot asphalt. Flaggers will be stopping traffic in the area. Motorists are asked to seek a different route.