The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert in the latest bout of punishing monsoonal thunderstorms that have hit the region this month.
posted by Caltrans showed water rushing through a deep gouge in the pavement of the highway. Flooding also affected other roads in the region, including State Routes 177, 78 and 62.
"The infrastructure wasn’t ready for that," said Dionne. "I don’t think anything, really, that was in place probably could have stood up to it. It was just one of those things, and hopefully, we can get it open as quick as we can, but we also have to make sure the integrity of the road is still there, and we are doing it in a safe way too.
The interstate was closed for nearly a week for repair of the westbound bridge, which then carried traffic on single lanes in each direction. The eastbound side did not reopen until September. The National Weather Service said more flooding was possible through Thursday throughout a large swath of Southern California’s mountains and deserts.Flash floods earlier this summer badly damaged roads in Death Valley National Park, the Mojave National Preserve and on the southern side of Joshua Tree National Park.
Officials called the Aug. 5 deluge in Death Valley historic. Hundreds of visitors were initially stranded by flood waters and debris-covered roads. It took about two weeks for the park to reopen its most popular areas.
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