Pacific Coast Highway
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Pacific Coast Highway
Motorways travelled 2019 - M90 - M9 - M80 - M8 -M77 - M73 -A74(M) -M6-M42-M40 -A404(M) - M4 - M5 -M50 -M56 much better so far than last year
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B9127 wrote:http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/new ... 56786.html Big slide
Looking at the Caltrans site it seems like the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge is down and the road there will be closed to the end of September at the earliest. There are several other slides that will close the highway south of there until mid to end of June so that will be a real problem for local residents
http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local ... 47253.html
http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/
California has had several years of drought followed by one of the wettest winters and springs on record so I am not that surprised. In dittion ro recent storms there was recod winter snowfall the meltwater from which is adding to their problems.
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You have to admit that the timelines quoted for engineering fixes are astoundingly SHORT, just a few months, for situations where in the UK it would be years, if at all.
Having seen how rapidly the damaged bridges from the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake were fixed (just months, and in some cases weeks) it's apparent the Californian civil engineering contractors who handle this sudden work are in a different league.
Having seen how rapidly the damaged bridges from the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake were fixed (just months, and in some cases weeks) it's apparent the Californian civil engineering contractors who handle this sudden work are in a different league.
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It seems to vary from state to state. In Ohio the refurbishment of the 12 miles of State Route 315 from Olentangy to Columbus took well over a year. Some of the shorter on ramps were improved but for the most part it was a straightforward resurfacing job.WHBM wrote:You have to admit that the timelines quoted for engineering fixes are astoundingly SHORT, just a few months, for situations where in the UK it would be years, if at all.
Having seen how rapidly the damaged bridges from the 1994 Los Angeles earthquake were fixed (just months, and in some cases weeks) it's apparent the Californian civil engineering contractors who handle this sudden work are in a different league.
California is of course a large and prosperous state and they do expect washouts and landslips on Highway 1 so they have stockpiles of road materials along the route but I agree the bridge replacement is an impressive piece of work. They also do not have to worry too much about road protestors or legal challenges. US State authorities have legal immunity from most court actions and anti road protests are apt to find themselves facing the national guard.
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Whilst here there seems to be a lot of procrastination and bum scratching, deciding what to do, then making a decision to do it in a way that will take the longest time and cause the most inconvenience.
M19
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Not really:WHBM wrote:You have to admit that the timelines quoted for engineering fixes are astoundingly SHORT, just a few months, for situations where in the UK it would be years, if at all.
http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov. ... ge-repair/