Bumps in the Road
With all of the other problems California has had two recent incidents that got to me as a former driver in SoCal.
First was the wildfire that swept over I-15, the road that everyone in SoCal uses to get to and from Las Vegas. In my case it was to attend Comdex and other industry shows. Given the drought a wildfire was to be expected, but having the cars and trucks halted on the roadway and then burned was not.
Nor was what happened this weekend – a washout of I-10 at Desert Center. I-10 is the main route from LA to the East, especially Phoenix, Arizona, and a primary truck route. Having a flash flood take out a bridge on the eastbound lane, and undercut the base of the westbound lane was definitely not something anyone expected. Caltrans is hoping to reopen I-10 to two-way traffic on Friday.
July 21, 2015 4 Comments
