[pct-l] Angeles Crest Highway 2

[Tortoise]

Probably part of the delay is due to the high cost (roads not built or 
repaired) of low taxes.

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Tortoise

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AsABat 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] T he closure of the
> highway has caused concern for the California Department of Forestry
> because it hinders firefighting.[2]"