The emergency project has now transitioned to Construction, and the contractor, Granite Construction, mobilized a second shift and worked through the night to accelerate repairs. K-rails are currently being installed, and the construction team anticipates reopening the site to single-lane traffic by noon today.
Approximately 243 million gallons of wastewater has overflowed from the pipe that collapsed on January 19 in Montgomery County, Md., according to a release from DC Water. That translates into 368 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of sewage. The brunt of this surge happened in the first five days, before interim bypass pumping was activated a system that reroutes sewage around the damaged section.
In a milestone affecting one of the most scenic drives in the United States, Caltrans crews have finished clearing a massive landslide blocking Highway 1 in Big Sur. The winding two-lane roadway reopened at noon Wednesday, allowing motorists from the Bay Area to drive to Southern California all the way along the coast for the first time in three years. This vital corridor is the gateway to California's coast and the lifeblood of the Big Sur economy, and today it's restored, said Gov. Gavin Newsom.