[roc-chat] Re: N. Bound Cajon Pass Delays Starting Aug 8
- From: Rick Dickinson <rtd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 09:07:05 -0700
Ditto.
Rick D.
On August 6, 2014 10:17:34 PM PDT, Kurt Gugisberg <kurtgug@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>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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