A gasoline tanker caught on fire and melted a section of freeway in the San Francisco Bay Area. This has resulted in a major problem for commuters.

This event affects three freeways. The fire caused temperatures which approached 3000 degrees Fahrenheit, which melted the steel and deformed the concrete.


The October 17, 1989 Earthquake caused damage to the area of freeway that experienced the tanker fire. Work on resolving the Earthquake damage has not been completed. Who knows how long it will take to repair the damage caused by the tanker fire? Maybe it will take twenty years or perhaps it will never be done. Some day they might even complete the damage caused by the 1989 earthquake.

The governator (Arnold) has solved the problem. Public transportation will be free on Monday (today). All is well. All is normal (for us)!

It took a matter of weeks for Los Angeles to resolve the I-10 freeway collapse from the January 1994 Northridge Earthquake. The problem with this neck of the woods is politics and “sensitivity to the environment”. Southern California has the political clout to get things done and we do not. Also, we have to protect the environment to be sure that Gardner snake and butterfly habitat is not disturbed.

My brother is a Civil Engineer for CalTrans. CalTrans said it would take months to repair the damage. Any bets?


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