A bridge too far
Caltrans is still trying to figure out how to fix a washed-out portion of Angeles Crest Highway. It was damaged a year ago and has caused headaches for forest users and high desert commuters. The idea now is to build a bridge over what sounds like a very tretchous stretch of road, according to The Daily Press:
“It’s a known rock chute, where material comes down year-round,” said Caltrans superintendent Armand Silva. The bridge is a safer choice than repaving the area where slides could recur, he said, and a wall will likely be built to mitigate a nearby slide area. The 2006 landslides occurred about a mile west of Vincent Gap, Silva said, and earlier landslides in 2005 happened sporadically for 10 miles along Highway 2 from that point to Islip Saddle.
