U S Highway 101 reopens on Sunday
@Deepizzaguy (122162)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
January 21, 2018 6:40pm CST
Jim Shivers who is the spokesman of the California Department of Transportation announced the good news that U S Highway 101 that was flooded on all lanes since January 9, 2018 due to the extreme storm conditions that brought down trees and boulders.
Crews of the California Department of Transportation worked around the clock to clean up the debris from the disaster that closed the use of the highway for a period of twelve days.
Amtrak did provide passengers extra trains to transport passengers in the affected area to get to their destinations while the highway was closed.
2 people like this
2 responses
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Jan 18
It's been a mess with the 101 down.
1 person likes this
@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Jan 18
I know what you mean since when there is heavy rains in South Louisiana the main highways are flooded big time.
1 person likes this
@Deepizzaguy (122162)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Jan 18
It must have been back breaking work getting all of the debris off the highway.
1 person likes this
