A day to remember on I-35!
My first experience was not so bad--a drive to church (about 15 minutes). Coming home was another story--1 1/2 hours for the return trip. It was clear that there was a major problem up ahead but no clue as to what it was.
Later in the day I headed up to Austin (traveling in the other direction on I-35) for dinner with E and his family. The normal 50 minute door-to-door drive (38 miles) took--you guessed it! An hour and a half!
Finally, tonight on the late news I learned that a tanker full of gasoline turned over at our exit on I-35 and that the road was closed both ways for seven hours.
Today's experience showed me how much we rely on major arteries--and how very vulnerable they are.
My first experience was not so bad--a drive to church (about 15 minutes). Coming home was another story--1 1/2 hours for the return trip. It was clear that there was a major problem up ahead but no clue as to what it was.
Later in the day I headed up to Austin (traveling in the other direction on I-35) for dinner with E and his family. The normal 50 minute door-to-door drive (38 miles) took--you guessed it! An hour and a half!
Finally, tonight on the late news I learned that a tanker full of gasoline turned over at our exit on I-35 and that the road was closed both ways for seven hours.
Today's experience showed me how much we rely on major arteries--and how very vulnerable they are.
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Normally our highways are pretty calm - pretty amazing for California. However, when they have to close I-5 for an accident or bad weather the traffic heads west to I101 which runs near us and we end up with the same horror show!
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