The super-gau for an already stressed traffic area
The Maze Meltdown (SF Chronicle): San Francisco has received a major problem when a gasoline truck ruined an important highway segment during the night. 8,600 gallons of gas burnt hot enough to simply “melt” parts of an overpass and drop a large chunk of highway on the road below.
Those people in the Bay Area are already stressed enough with their daily commute. Having a major segment of highway missing for possibly a few months will drive a lot more people nuts. Guess lots of them will now reconsider Caltrain. Loving my 10-sec commute even more now …
And then maybe not according to this report from The Oakland Tribune:
“Light traffic and plenty of detour signs helped make a breezy reverse commute this morning from San Francisco to the East Bay.
“Commuters who normally drive heeded warnings and started early, hopped BART, or stayed home altogether.”