Fiery I-5 Truck Crash -- Could Traffic Jams Here Cause The Same Thing To Happen?
Could a burning inferno caused by trucks crashing into each other -- like the kind recently seen on I-5 in Los Angeles county, California near Santa Clarita -- happen on Northwest Indiana's roadways?
The AP has video from the scene of the fiery truck crash on I-5 in Los Angeles county, California:
At least three people were killed and 10 injured in the multi-truck pile up on the freeway -- the I-5 near the 14 Freeway -- that connects southern and northern California.
Trucks crashing into each other Saturday sparked an inferno inside of a tunnel, reports the Los Angeles Times via the Chicago Tribune:
While we don't have trucks only tunnels on Northwest Indiana's expressways, we do have a lot of truck traffic and a lot of accidents, especially when traffic suddenly stops because of congestion or road construction.
Recently, the Indiana State Police promised to crack down on speeding on a deadly construction zone on I-65 where roadwork is being done to improve ramps connecting the interstate to the Borman Expressway ( I-80 & I-94 ) after a woman was killed when she ran into traffic that had slowed at the interchange.
Just like the I-5 area where the truck fires happened, thousands of trucks pass through our area.
We need to make sure that transportation officials take into consideration the huge numbers of cars and trucks that pass through Northwest Indiana daily when planning future construction projects so that the lessons that will be learned from the I-5 truck inferno as officials continue with their investigations can be applied to future roadwork projects here and elsewhere in the Chicago and Northwest Indiana region.
The I-5 fiery truck crash causes huge traffic jams in California, reports KCAL's Lonnie Rivera:
More on the I-5 truck tunnel inferno:
The CBC reports officials fear the I-5 tunnel could collapse:
I-5 fire results in huge traffic detours in California:
The AP has video from the scene of the fiery truck crash on I-5 in Los Angeles county, California:
At least three people were killed and 10 injured in the multi-truck pile up on the freeway -- the I-5 near the 14 Freeway -- that connects southern and northern California.
Trucks crashing into each other Saturday sparked an inferno inside of a tunnel, reports the Los Angeles Times via the Chicago Tribune:
The chain-reaction crash and fire that closed the freeway, which carries 225,000 vehicles a day, occurred Friday night in a southbound tunnel used primarily by truckers. The tunnel passes under the main freeway, which is supported by the tunnel's concrete roof.
While we don't have trucks only tunnels on Northwest Indiana's expressways, we do have a lot of truck traffic and a lot of accidents, especially when traffic suddenly stops because of congestion or road construction.
Recently, the Indiana State Police promised to crack down on speeding on a deadly construction zone on I-65 where roadwork is being done to improve ramps connecting the interstate to the Borman Expressway ( I-80 & I-94 ) after a woman was killed when she ran into traffic that had slowed at the interchange.
Just like the I-5 area where the truck fires happened, thousands of trucks pass through our area.
We need to make sure that transportation officials take into consideration the huge numbers of cars and trucks that pass through Northwest Indiana daily when planning future construction projects so that the lessons that will be learned from the I-5 truck inferno as officials continue with their investigations can be applied to future roadwork projects here and elsewhere in the Chicago and Northwest Indiana region.
The I-5 fiery truck crash causes huge traffic jams in California, reports KCAL's Lonnie Rivera:
More on the I-5 truck tunnel inferno:
The CBC reports officials fear the I-5 tunnel could collapse:
I-5 fire results in huge traffic detours in California:
Labels: I-5 truck fire, traffic accident, traffic jam
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