Category: Freeways

Are you ready for toll roads everywhere?

Are you ready for toll roads everywhere?

| February 14, 2009 | Reply

Here in Colorado, part of the 470 beltway is a toll road — E-470 — run by the surrounding counties and other regioinal authorities. If you have a transponder (as we do), you can use the automated toll section. Since we live at the southeast corner of E-470, we use the toll road every time […]

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San Diego update — Interstate 5 closed for a period (11/02/07 – 1650 pdt)

San Diego update — Interstate 5 closed for a period (11/02/07 – 1650 pdt)

| November 2, 2007 | Reply

We’ve been getting Google search hits looking for details on an Interstate 5 closure; my own digging shows that “a suspicious device” has been found near the intersection of I-5 and Genesee: The discovery of a possible pipe bomb alongside Interstate 5 in the Torrey Pines area forced a complete shutdown of a stretch of […]

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San Diego Fires update – winding down – 1510 PDT

San Diego Fires update – winding down – 1510 PDT

| October 28, 2007 | Reply

The San Diego County Emergency Center shows no active (i.e., intense) burn areas in San Diego County as of this morning. Most roads are open and most evacuations have been canceled, except for the area around Mt. Palomar and the area just south of it: The Sign On San Diego Fire Blog is reporting the […]

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San Diego County – freeway and highway closures – 0630 PDT

San Diego County – freeway and highway closures – 0630 PDT

| October 25, 2007 | Reply

There is a lack of agreement among the various government agencies as to which freeways and highways are open or closed. The overnight fire/evacuation map from the San Diego County Emergency Center (PDF), dated as of 0230 PDT this morning, shows virtually all freeways and major highways in and out of San Diego County to […]

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Overnight update — posted 0610 PDT

Overnight update — posted 0610 PDT

| October 25, 2007 | Reply

The shift in wind and weather continues to be reflected in the San Diego County’s Emergency Center fire and evacuation map (PDF file, posted as of 0230 PDT). Witch Creek/Poomacha Fires The Witch Creek, Guajito and Poomacha fires are shown as a single fire complex; almost all of the active spots are to the north […]

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Camp Pendleton (Horno) fire: I-15 now only route out of San Diego County

Camp Pendleton (Horno) fire: I-15 now only route out of San Diego County

| October 24, 2007 | Reply

If you are looking for information on the October 8th, 2008 fire in Camp Pendleton, you will find it here [Posted 0555 PDT] Yesterday I spoke at length with my son Jon, a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton. He talked about the concerns regarding the various fires surrounding the Camp, most notably the Rice Creek […]

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