[pct-l] Angeles Crest Highway 2

[yogi]

WOW.  10 million dollars!!!
Thanks for the info!

I'm planning on walking the Acorn Trail into
Wrightwood, simply because I've never done it.  But,
it's good to know the status of the highway, just in
case I change my mind (yeah, I do that a lot)!

yogi
www.pcthandbook.com



--- AsABat <asabat at cox.net> wrote:

> Found this on Wikipedia. I'm starting to wonder if
> it will meet the same fate as Highway 39 (at Islip
> Saddle), which has been "temporarily" closed since
> 1978.
> 
> AsABat
> 
> 'The Angeles Crest Highway is normally closed in the
> wintertime from Islip Saddle to Vincent Gap due to
> rockfall and avalanche hazards. However, the winter
> storms of 2004-05 caused several landslides and
> significant damage to the highway. Thus, the highway
> never reopened summer of 2005. Damage to the highway
> was estimated to be over 4 million dollars as of
> November 2005. Terri Kasinga, a spokeswoman for the
> California Department of Transportation, stated in
> November 2005 "It is definitely not going to open
> until next spring (of 2006)".[1] However, a March
> 2006 storm caused even more extensive damage to the
> highway including a complete washout of a large
> section of roadway, further delaying the reopening
> of the highway. Total construction costs now exceed
> 10 million dollars. Pending the availability of
> construction funds to repair this new damage,
> construction is anticipated to begin spring of 2008.
> As of now this portion of the highway has been
> closed since October 2004.[1] The closure of the
> highway has caused concern for the California
> Department of Forestry because it hinders
> firefighting.[2]"
> 
> ---- yogi <yogihikes at sbcglobal.net> wrote: 
> > Does anyone know if the highway will be open in
> 2007? 
> > The last I heard it was only open for a mile or
> two
> > past the PCT crossing at Inspiration Point.
> > 
> > yogi
> > www.pcthandbook.com
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