[roc-chat] Re: N. Bound Cajon Pass Delays Starting Aug 8
- From: Kurt Gugisberg <kurtgug@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 22:17:34 -0700
My plan of attach is to leave early in the morning. Shouldn't be too much
traffic.
Kurt
On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 9:56 PM, David Erbas-White <derbas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> On 8/6/2014 7:39 PM, David Smith wrote:
>
> I don't know what the actual hours of the closures are, but it sounds like
> it might be continuous, so...
>
> I drive through the mountains a LOT. For what it's worth, my recommended
> route over the mountains would be getting off the 10 at Orange St., take
> highway 38 up to Big Bear, over the hill, and down the back on 18 to
> Lucerne. Taking either 330 or 18 up the hill is unnecessarily slow,
> because of the length of the curved portion of the roads. I can
> consistently go from the Orange exit on the 10 to Big Bear in one hour, and
> from Big Bear down the back side to the ROC launch site in Lucerne in 30
> minutes. So, depending on where you are coming from, take that into
> consideration...
>
> CAVEAT: during the week right now (I don't think this is true on the
> weekends), there are some MAJOR delays on highway 38, and I think on
> highway 18 up to Big Bear as well, due to repaving (complete repaving, not
> just slurry seal) of the road. But for evenings or weekends, you should be
> okay.
>
> Highway 38 is 50 miles from the Orange exit on the 10 to the turn-off to
> head down the backside to Lucerne (use Paradise Way when you get to Big
> Bear for the shortest route, if you're not stopping in Big Bear). It's 25
> miles from that point to Lucerne. I would estimate that the drive up the
> hill from the 10 to Big Bear has just over 10 miles of 'fairly curvy'
> roads, the rest can be taken at the speed limit (55 on the mountain roads,
> if you know what I mean...). On the road down to Lucerne, there is about
> 5-7 miles of 'very curvy' roads, the rest is pretty high speed.
>
> So, figure out what works best for you... If you want to know where the
> Starbucks or the donut shop is in Big Bear, just ask... <G>
>
> David Erbas-White
>
> Yes, they are planning to create a mess.
>
> Alternative routes are limited, basically over the San Bernardino
> mountains or around through Joshua Tree.
>
> The easiest way is to just come up before the closures start...
>
> Dave Smith
> NAR 78668, L2
> Amateur Extra, W6DPS
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Steve Jaben <smark.jaben@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> San Bernardino, CA –A major construction project began earlier this
>> summer on Interstate 15 through the Cajon Pass and the CHP is asking the
>> public’s help to ensure safety for motorists and highway workers. On Friday
>> evening, August 8th, Caltrans will begin construction on I-15 northbound
>> between Highway 138 and Oak Hill Road. Caltrans has scheduled five weekends
>> of 65-hour lane closures in order to improve the interstate. The four lanes
>> of traffic will be reduced to two lanes for approximately one mile in
>> length, consecutively moving uphill each weekend. The California Highway
>> Patrol advises motorists there will be significant traffic delays for
>> northbound traffic during the 65-hour “Cajon Crawl” and encourage motorist
>> to plan ahead, use alternate routes, adjust travel times and/or rideshare.
>>
>
>
>
> --
> David P Smith
> NAR 78668, L2
> Amateur Extra, W6DPS
>
>
>
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