It was only a throw-away mention, but the ability for transit to provide redundancy in disasters like this is massively underrated!
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
That is absolutely a topic warranting its own 10 minutes. Yes.
@petergerdes10949 ай бұрын
Isn't this an argument *against* mass transit via trains? When a road becomes unusable drivers can either drive other routes or go take some other kind of transit. When a train track gets taken out the whole line shuts down and users are SOL -- and if they don't own cars they can't shift to driving easily. It's never going to be cheaper to setup train service as a backup for roads than to just build out some extra roads. The train has to replace the whole journey while the roads merely need to let you route around the problem. I'm a big fan of mass transit via trains but I just don't think this is a good argument for them (the trick with trains is you have fewer routes to maintain so you can spend more to make it overall more reliable ..but that's the opposite strategy).
@CityLifeinAmerica9 ай бұрын
Let’s not forget that LA RUNS a lot of their light rail transit and BRT routes on the freeways. Freeway gets damaged, so does the transit. Not a good situation to be in.
@gnnascarfan24109 ай бұрын
Not necessarily, a lot of the intercity lines in SoCal have been increasingly double tracked since the mid 2010's.@@petergerdes1094
@ej_tech9 ай бұрын
@@petergerdes1094 Increased service on other train lines and beefed up bus routes were used as alternatives during the Canarsie Tunnel reconstruction in NYC.
@dudeonbike8009 ай бұрын
Just hire the contractor who fixed EB580 about 10 years ago in the Bay Area. His bid was a laughable $850k or something (on a multi-million dollar project), but he made bank on getting it done WAY before the deadline, thereby taking advantage of like 30 days of bonus pay. A very intelligent contractor. Oh and it hasn't fallen down yet!
@janeblogs3249 ай бұрын
Say more
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
I actually had that example, but cut it for time. Fantastic example of incentive-disincentive contracts!
@lightningdemolition19649 ай бұрын
I think it was cc Meyers. He no longer has anything to do with his former company so I dont know if they still have the ability to do this
@PascalGienger9 ай бұрын
The sad part is that the Los Angeles Transit Authority took only weeks(!) to update all signalling and tracks on the train line parallel to that I-10 because of its closure. And now they wonder why ridership went up already 20%..... (Trains are now much faster than before to DTLA).
@karlkoehler3419 ай бұрын
Good to hear, last time we were there the trains along that corridor were sadly slow.
@PascalGienger9 ай бұрын
@@karlkoehler341 Yes. The sad part what I meant is that they started that modernization because of the I-10 closure and not before. The MTA in NYC spends a huge amount on track repairs right now, especially on my line - I wish other Transit Associations would do that not to just have a positive news headline because of a catastrophic road closure.
@gwaeron86309 ай бұрын
Sounds like there needs to be a few more fires to improve things...
@PascalGienger9 ай бұрын
Yes and this is a problem.@@julm7744 . Seeing to be stuck in the traffic jam in a Ford F-150 as "status symbol" is bollocks. On my daily commute from Queens to Manhattan I see many bankers with Brooks Brothers Suits and their leather attaché case - we all use the train. This is how it should be.
@PascalGienger9 ай бұрын
And if you take the MTA Express buses (extra fare required, and they are coach buses) you see the really well clothed people. Still - it is $7 fare and $2.90 is counted towards the weekly cap....
@pacificostudios9 ай бұрын
Rob this is fantastic public journalism. CalTrans should give you an award.
@TheBrah8089 ай бұрын
100%
@maxwalsh2349 ай бұрын
cal-trans is a useless joke of an org
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
They DO give me some nice freeways to use. Which seems like a pretty nice prize.
@ddebenedictis9 ай бұрын
Totally! There is so much misinformation and misunderstanding out there, while this report is informative, thorough and unbiased. Here I learned why they can open to traffic in a week, even if the full repair takes months. Thanks!!
@pacificostudios9 ай бұрын
@@ddebenedictis - I suppose a product of internet-driven social media is that a significant proportion of the population refuses to accept that experts like civil engineers are good at their jobs. In this case, civil engineers are proving that they are very experienced with safely and efficiently rebuilding bridges while traffic is going over them.
@Strideo19 ай бұрын
The video production is great even on such short notice.
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
Thanks. There are a million little errors that bug me -- but hopefully few people notice.
@micosstar9 ай бұрын
@@RoadGuyRobhonestly, it’s no biggie; just like an actor making a mishap, the show must go on
@ozmond9 ай бұрын
What do you know about video production?
@orangejjay9 ай бұрын
@@RoadGuyRob***I*** NOTICED!! (not) That's the thing with art: It will never be perfect and that in itself is perfection. We don't need perfect. ❤
@Strideo19 ай бұрын
@@ozmond Why do you ask? Do my credentials matter to you? It's my personal opinion as someone who has seen a lot of videos with a wide range of production quality.
@appalachianenthusiast94999 ай бұрын
If I had a nickel for every interstate bridge closure in 2023 for structural concerns after a fire, I'd have two nickels. It's not a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.
@darthmaul2169 ай бұрын
Doom
@timgerk32629 ай бұрын
Law of large numbers: no matter how unlikely an event, with enough opportunities it is nearly certain to happen. Counter-intuitive because one person can't extrapolate from personal experience to a nation of over 300 million people.
@solandri699 ай бұрын
People vastly underestimate how common that is. You can calculate it with a binomial distribution. If an event happens on average once every year, then the odds of it happening n times in a year are: 0 = 0.3679 (for the mathematically inclined, this is 1/e) 1 = 0.3679 2 = 0.1839 (i.e. 18.39%) 3 = 0.0613 4 = 0.0153 5 = 0.0031 If it happens on average once every two years, then the odds are: 0 = 0.6065 1 = 0.3033 2 = 0.0758 (7.58%) 3 = 0.0126 4 = 0.0016 5 = 0.0002 If it happens on average once every 5 years, then the odds are: 0 = 0.8187 1 = 0.1638 2 = 0.0164 (1.64%) 3 = 0.0011 4 = 0.00005 5 = 0.000002 So even with a once-in-5-years event, the odds of it happening twice in a year is still pretty high at 1.64%. This applies to all sorts of other rare phenomena. e.g. major earthquakes, plane crashes, etc.
@Sammie10539 ай бұрын
God, as someone who lives in the greater Philly metro area and wants to see more investment in mass transit, the I-95 incident was so frustrating. We were told it could take months before that stretch of freeway was operational again, which would've been a godsend for the city's extensive but underutilized transit network. Instead they threw so much money at the highway that they were able to reopen all lanes in like a week.
@billycox4759 ай бұрын
@@Sammie1053yeah the speed with which they fixed that just further supported my belief that we live in a simulation 😂
@djgraysoundandmusic9 ай бұрын
This was put together so fast, Rob definitely started the fire 😂
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
I don't even own a lighter. LOL
@curtisbme9 ай бұрын
@@Shark_Arise That is an urban myth. We can however reflect sunlight off our skin strongly enough to start a fire.
@transitimprover9 ай бұрын
This is why we need better public transit. Improve LA metro!
@IndustrialParrot28169 ай бұрын
Yep they need to hurry up with the D line subway extension to UCLA and Electrify Metrolink just like Caltrain is doing
@IndustrialParrot28169 ай бұрын
Yep they need to hurry up with the D line subway extension to UCLA and Electrify Metrolink just like Caltrain is doing
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
No doubt better than '94. Wonder what the network will look like in 2052?
@transitimprover9 ай бұрын
@@RoadGuyRob there are plans to make it a mega system. If it gets implemented then transit will be the main way to move around LA.
@Awesome_Aasim9 ай бұрын
@@IndustrialParrot2816 I think you accidentally double posted but I absolutely agree. Modern 25kV electrification should be the standard, not this third rail stuff like LIRR or diesel stuff like GO Transit.
@charlesrodriguez79849 ай бұрын
This proves we need more alternatives to freeways for long distance, high-speed travel. 1. For the convenience of getting places without being stuck in traffic 2. Just in case something happens to the highway. Nice video Rob. I Enjoy your content.
@dudeonbike8009 ай бұрын
Induced Demand. It would not only not solve the problem, it would compound it.
@darthmaul2169 ай бұрын
@@dudeonbike800that’s what adding lanes does
@TheRealScooterGuy9 ай бұрын
More mixed-use projects, so that more people can live close to their work. I once had a job that was a walkable distance from my apartment at the time. Zero fuel to get to work, didn't get stuck in traffic jams, and my commute walking was, perhaps, 10 minutes.
@janeblogs3249 ай бұрын
Dreamer, you're getting locked into a 15 minute city and you'll love it
@Theffries9 ай бұрын
@@janeblogs324what is wrong with having grocery stores, your work, and your gym all within 15 minutes walking of your house?
@nx91009 ай бұрын
For I-85 in Atlanta, the rebuild contract promissed big bonuses if the road was repaired by a certain date, and big penalties if they missed the deadline. It reopened with time to spare.
@TheSjuris9 ай бұрын
This has always been standard practice for all highway construction. Give a big carrot for the contractor to get it done quicker and under budget with an equally big penalty if it’s late or severely over budget. High risk, high reward business.
@mattc.3109 ай бұрын
The Governor announced today, 11/17/2023, that the 10 will be open to traffic on 11/21/2023. The column work will be ongoing with the freeway in use. Neither he nor the mayor mentioned any traffic restrictions. Cool that you covered this. Keep us up on the repairs.
@cyberi4a7 ай бұрын
Back in '94 the section of the 10 that collapsed was the exit I used near where I lived. They worked (loudly) 24/7 to get the 10 up and running. Didn't make trying to sleep easy, but they got it done quickly. But to this day, I still hate getting stuck stopped under a freeway when the light is red.
@WhosPacci9 ай бұрын
This is one of the few channels I’ll give a thumbs up to videos before viewing. Guaranteed quality content from Rob!
@itsnotme079 ай бұрын
Road Guy Rob on the spot at the roasting of I-10. Seems he didn't bring any marshmallows....so the engineering crew will have to do that on their own. Absolutely I'd love for you to follow up here as our local guy on the case Rob! Feel free to follow up on what's going on with Highway 1 between Ragged Point and Limekiln State Park if you have time too. Highway 1 is always fun....I try to visit every year for a charity event in San Simeon, where we drive up to somewhere off Highway 1 in the Big Sur/Carmel area. It's a fun 100 mi each way drive that takes up a Saturday in October.
@timeimp9 ай бұрын
You know you're in for a good day when your morning has a new Road Guy Rob upload. Excellent video as always Rob!
@David_USF9 ай бұрын
You must live halfway around the world.
@deangaudet9 ай бұрын
i wouldn't mind hearing more about the I-10 repairs... or other california highway projects, such as the repairs of various desert highways which were flooded this past year.
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
At the moment, I don't dare bug Caltrans - District 7 is sooooo swamped at the moment, dealing with this emergency. Hopefully in a few weeks/months, I can learn more from them about the plan for the permanent repairs.
@mktj19 ай бұрын
For a “low polish” video, the polish is crazy!
@Pcampa99 ай бұрын
these videos are just so fkin ridiculously high quality its criminal
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
Thanks 👍 😁
@outdoorfrenzy9 ай бұрын
My wife lived in Northridge when the ‘94 earthquake happened. The whole of the LA area was surprised at how fast they were able to get life back up and running normally after that massive earthquake quake. I’m sure LA will be well within the time frame on this one as well.
@elitestar9 ай бұрын
It's already open
@outdoorfrenzy9 ай бұрын
@@elitestar it’s only open because of the supports put in place. It’s not permanently fixed yet. That’s what I was referring to above.
@davidp28889 ай бұрын
Really timely and well put together, Rob.
@Archangel7sept7 ай бұрын
You’re GOOD at what you do better then any news anchors and reporters I’ve ever seen on live TV. Never sell out to any media company and make them richer. Create your own and channel your creativity and enthusiasm for journalism.
@wizulus9 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you're covering this!
@beewald31079 ай бұрын
The traffic was already bad in LA and this will just make it so so so much worse. I would hope they would get it open as soon as possible just for that reason alone
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
Driving into the area (lunchtime) didn't seem too bad compared to normally. But leaving at sunset (5 PM)? Woof! Had to hunker down at King Taco for awhile and let traffic thin out.
@beewald31079 ай бұрын
@@RoadGuyRob Lol King Taco. Sounds like a great place to wait for traffic haha
@triphius9 ай бұрын
@@RoadGuyRob There goes this month's Patreon funds! LOL
@Croz899 ай бұрын
For temporary closures like this you can affect some behaviour change, people will cancel unnecessary journeys, work from home where possible, move meetings and shift working hours. But those effects can only last so long before it becomes a problem for the city economy. So time is of the essence.
@sergioolmos23539 ай бұрын
You make roads actually interesting. Love your video's.
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@wizulus9 ай бұрын
Okay Rob, I just finished watching. Yes! Please do follow-ups on this! I've been starved for sufficiently informed news. You know what you're talking about. Please, ask questions, keep filming, and share! You're the best!
@LouisHansell9 ай бұрын
Philadelphia had a similar incident under I-95, about a year ago(I forget the date). A fuel truck exploded directly under I-95, on an otherwise quiet Sunday morning. I don't remember any explanation of the explosion. There was video from a car that experienced the drop in road level when it happened. The resulting traffic snarl was brutal, but the roadway was fixed quickly.
@thoseonetrains9 ай бұрын
It was actually June 2023, so relatively recent.
@04LightningFan9 ай бұрын
Rob did a video about that. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gnuVZWyEZsaKlZo
@seanthe1009 ай бұрын
That was definitely not a year ago and they got it open pretty quick
@MadScientist2679 ай бұрын
Not even close to a year ago lol. That was this past summer.
@MadScientist2679 ай бұрын
It also didn't "explode". It caught on fire after it tipped over on its side and slid. Don't make things more than they are. An explosion involves a bang.
@BUDDIgaming9 ай бұрын
Lived in Reno my whole life and never knew the Nugget was one the first to occupy highway airspace! Thanks for the nugget of knowledge Rob!
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
It's the earliest *COOL* project I can find. There are earlier examples of parking lots and stuff.
@nodnarb2349 ай бұрын
I'd enjoy seeing your update on this. Your reporting is more informative and enjoyable than the news bites that get created.
@JerEditz9 ай бұрын
Fascinating, alot of stuff burning below our interstates lately. Makes me wonder if having a below grade interstate is better than an above grade interstate.
@JerEditz9 ай бұрын
@OmarRodriguez-vl2tq very true. So there is really no true best way
@IntegraDIY9 ай бұрын
I’m really confused. This video was funny as hell, but at the same time extremely well done and put together, and extremely informative. Awesome!!
@imSterling9 ай бұрын
What a great opportunity for you to cover for a big story in your state, maybe you can even do a live stream from there once the repair work begins.
@stigslorrydrivingcousin57549 ай бұрын
Thanks Rob for the ad hoc video! It would be nice if you can do another video about it when it is fixed. Tell us how they fixed it and show you drive on it !
@Itsmarkyoung9 ай бұрын
I’m still gonna hold my breath every time I go over this stretch of freeway once it’s reopen😅 One of those things where even when you know it’s been fixed, you saw the initial damage play out and always have that in your head haha
@kenmore019 ай бұрын
Like the 737-Max?
@Itsmarkyoung9 ай бұрын
@@kenmore01 exactly
@jayrenner10539 ай бұрын
The Northridge Quake destroyed a huge stretch of the 405 and you probably drive over the replacement all the time.
@Itsmarkyoung9 ай бұрын
@@jayrenner1053 no doubt! Not saying any of these portions of freeway are unsafe, it’s just human nature to be cautious after witnessing it!
@johnjingleheimersmith92599 ай бұрын
@@kenmore01 Ironically the 737 Max is probably the safest plane in the world now because of that debacle.
@carringtonpageiv62107 ай бұрын
I adore your appreciation for the skyways. I definitely feel the same way in, loving them, and appreciating them for how they do make a highway better and satisfying.
@marcberm9 ай бұрын
MA has a couple of nice examples of above-the-road air rights. There's a Star Market supermarket over I-90 in Newton, and Fall River city hall is over I-195.
@DavidAStubbs9 ай бұрын
You made this in 24 hours? As impressed as I can be RGR. Always enjoy your stuff and keep 'em comming.
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
Turned out more like 48, but still... I ate a LOT of candy to keep awake!
@Azeria9 ай бұрын
I love this channel, can’t believe I haven’t been subscribed. It’s like American local news but actually informative.
@MarkReviews9 ай бұрын
“While it’s still hot” joke had me 🤣😂💀
@pacificostudios9 ай бұрын
The 10 Viaduct is also very important if you are headed for the south side of downtown L.A. For example, I often go to the Southpark Center on Hill Street, and I drive the 10 Freeway to get to the 5 Freeway to go home to San Diego County.
@Aaron_Cantrell9 ай бұрын
From the LA Times 4 hours ago. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that the fire-damaged 10 Freeway would reopen sooner than expected - Tuesday “at the latest.” “Five lanes in both directions,” Newsom said at a news conference Thursday evening at the site of the fire in downtown Los Angeles. More than 100 columns along the swath of the freeway were damaged - nine or 10 of them severely, officials said. Construction crews have erected wooden structures to shore up the overpass while the repair work gets underway.
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
Sounds typical Caltrans- underpromise then overdeliver. Need a week? Tell people it'll take three. Then they'll be surprised when you only need 9 days.
@NJRoadfan9 ай бұрын
@@RoadGuyRob Buffer Time isn't something that just happens on Starfleet ships.
@Pestsoutwest9 ай бұрын
I'm looking forward to your upcoming video on Bakersfield's new connection, the Centennial Corridor. I've been watching its construction for the last few years and even enjoy the drone flyovers i've seen on youtube. You have always been entertaining and informative. Thanks
@DinanBMWm59 ай бұрын
Been following that entire project since about 2015. The hwy 58 realignment near kramer junction. The Bakersfield connection. Pretty exciting stuff. Although I have now moved out of California, one day I’ll take a trip out there just to see it all completed.
@smo-guiver83159 ай бұрын
I would guess that after the deck superstructure (determined to be sound?) is shored temporarily with timber so you can get traffic going again, they would approach repairing the columns like a seismic retrofit. Remove any spalled & heat damaged concrete, hang some new rebar around the outside, encase the column with a steel jacket and fill the void space with injectable grout. Do several columns at a time each week and you're done by the deadline.
@scottwendt95759 ай бұрын
You can admit why there was junk under the freeway and how it caught fire, we all know what really happened… As to using the space under the freeways, it worked for decades right up until they changed their “camping policy.” Definitely want to see progress videos for both the repair and investigation. And lastly, a video on what the implications of EV fire policy of let them burn out could mean to our infrastructure.
@MadScientist2679 ай бұрын
Homeless storage unit
@sfh050049 ай бұрын
Just saw on your website that you have a Master's degree in CE from BYU. I speak with the utmost sincerity when I say that I don't take it for granted that someone with relatively high education is able to present him or herself in such an accessible and down-to-Earth way. 🙏
@Notimp0rtant5239 ай бұрын
Thanks Rob. You are truly the man for this. Nobody does it better.
@petergerdes10949 ай бұрын
Great video but you **really** underrate the appeal of driving a monorail!
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
Maybe I'll get to drive one someday
@petergerdes10949 ай бұрын
@@RoadGuyRob Its probably less fun than it seems. Tom Scott didn't seem all that thrilled when he got to drive one but I still can't help but think it would be lots of fun.
@dbaldwin28039 ай бұрын
I would be interested in seeing updates on this since it kinda has to be very fast and eventful
@ZeroS1159 ай бұрын
I enjoyed the way you covered this. Fun yet with a level of professionalism ☺️
@MarkReviews9 ай бұрын
All those members of the traditional media, and I guarantee not one of them knows as much as you. This was amazing reporting!
@dinar43319 ай бұрын
Crazy how we CAN build fast and efficiently when the incentives lineup :/
@Iconoclasher9 ай бұрын
Incentives work! 😅
@neilkurzman49079 ай бұрын
It’s not just the incentives. It’s the extra cost involved in trying to do it faster. Renting more equipment, running three shifts, double overtime on the weekends.
@roxxluigi9 ай бұрын
It’s open 😭
@thecaptain1349 ай бұрын
Love all the info you provide, Rob! Until I found your channel I never thought roads and traffic could be so interesting.
@kilastrika9 ай бұрын
I wouldn't wanna get this news from anyone else. You go Road Guy Rob!
@glOckcOma9 ай бұрын
This aged like milk. It already opened about a week or so after the fire. Great video none the less. Feb 1st huh?
@vandorb129 ай бұрын
I'm all in for a follow-up vid on this! I've had to pass by this a few times on my way through LA county this past week, and I'm super interested in how the City and public transit responded to this emergency to keep LA working hard.
@maxwalsh2349 ай бұрын
imagine watching this from the perspective of a native american
@EthanNeal9 ай бұрын
I lived in Atlanta when 85 fell, that was a wild time. It's a good thing I lived west of downtown, otherwise my dad would've had a far worse committee. Would also love to see a video about the I-55 closure in Louisiana, I could see it make a great case study for transportation engineering on how to deal with worst case scenarios.
@koveredincake9 ай бұрын
Got an alert on my phone last night that they’re planning on reopening on Tuesday the 21st. 🎉 but like you said… probably won’t be fully finished for months!
@jackdeth20049 ай бұрын
it's already open...
@Ruffi09 ай бұрын
will it ever truly be fixed though?
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
Yes. There is part 1, where they work to get it reopened. Then a longer part 2, where they fix it permanently. Part 2 must be done within 180 days to get 100% federal aid.
@johnthethird49219 ай бұрын
When I first starting watching this channel I did not know how much I care about our infrastructure. Road Guy Rob you are my favorite youtuber hands down. Please never stop making content! 👏👏👏
@orated7629 ай бұрын
This is what happens when you think about it too much. The amount spent "thinking" about what to do including temporary structures probably cost more than just tearing it down and rebuilding that section.
@TheNerdofthenight9 ай бұрын
I'm curious to find out if other cities are paying attention to improving their under-highway storage best practices... Also, cRaZy tHoUgHt: if the homeless tend to take sheter under freeways/overpasses, why don't we pay a little extra to offer managed shelters and/or reduced cost housing? I imagine such a scenario would require very stringent fire codes...
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
America's inability to build sufficient moderate-income housing (let alone affordable housing and shelters) is our nation's biggest crisis - one 60 years in the making.
@petergerdes10949 ай бұрын
Wait, so if I understand this correctly, California can put the freeway at risk by renting out the space to sketchy tenets and then have the feds pick up all the cost of fixing the problem.That seems like seriously misaligned incentives. It was already a case where the incentivizes for elected officials weren't great because damage occurs relatively rarely but the money appears now so current officials always have an incentive to get the cash now and let whoever's in office when things finally go bad deal with the fallout (same incentives to time shift costs got Chicago in trouble with parking enforcement). If the feds pick up the bill I'm even less convinced of an efficient outcome.
@runswithraptors9 ай бұрын
To be fair California probably pays into the federal government more than any other state 🤷
@Sirsantos9 ай бұрын
Nope you didn't understand this correctly.
@evanswinford71659 ай бұрын
My dad was a civil. engineer for The California Division of Highways and then CalTrans, it switched when he worked there. He worked 1955-1975. My dad was a freeway snob and often critical of freeway design when we drove on a particular section. He often worked out the quarry where the Chowchilla kidnappers buried that moving van with the kids in it. I always enjoy your videos and try to catch them they remind me of listening to my dad tell us all about freeways.
@mooseli41806 ай бұрын
I never thought about how much work it is to build a highway flyover. The falsework and everything.. wow
@SillyTube99 ай бұрын
It’s been fixed now. You can now take down the lame panic video, and stop bashing L.A. workers who - in record time - fixed a business owner’s slimy arson crime.
@MrWildcat20099 ай бұрын
You can thank the effing homeless and California’s politics for the junk under the freeways.
@N1120A9 ай бұрын
Clearly, you didn't watch the video or have any clue what happened here
@thedandycrickette69989 ай бұрын
YES!!! I WANT UPDATES, I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS AND YOU GAVE ME EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOE
@ElChorchis8 ай бұрын
I found this in my suggestions and I am glad I found this video and channel! 👍🏽🔔I am willing to bet this video was more informative than the other news channels out there shooting for their stories 😅 great job! Keep up the great work!
@tars16439 ай бұрын
For an a infrastructure job I'm surprised it getting done in such a sort period of time but this video was very informative on how its getting the I-10 completed quicker. Honestly would love a update on this project in the future and Rob nice hardhat bud
@Soccerdude7330Official9 ай бұрын
Definitely looking forward to updates!
@tylerwilson77859 ай бұрын
This was more informative and higher quality then all the news coverage I have seen of this. Love the content!
@JustAnotherHouseCat9 ай бұрын
Babe wake up!! A new Road Guy Rob just dropped!
@Davidtjr369 ай бұрын
I didn't see a comment, so I have to add, the edit on the Cali flag was GREAT. Gave me a good laugh. Amazing quality even in a short turn around. Thanks for all the informative videos, whether they be thought out or made in a day!
@bigwatermelon44879 ай бұрын
Good to see you did a video on this
@siahsargus20139 ай бұрын
I really wish that the metro had the kind of priorities as these freeways do! 95 and now 10, it’s been a bad year for fires under freeways
@shawnpitman8769 ай бұрын
Damnit rob, I expected you to bring me in while the fire was still hot, then you'd have had the story was it was still atomizing.
@RoadGuyRob9 ай бұрын
El Fuego 🔥🚒
@AdamGoodson9 ай бұрын
Rob got himself to that bridge and starting shooting and reporting fast! Rob, you are awesome! Love your passion and commitment to being The Road Guy!
@sagorsch9 ай бұрын
Thank you! Please do keep us posted.
@realvanman19 ай бұрын
Thanks for the great report! This is only an hour from me (in the middle of the night, when people aren't stopping on the freeway all of the time). I was actually out on the road all day that day, and didn't even hear about it until I got home. Thankfully, I had been out to the east!!
@Orxenhorf9 ай бұрын
You didn't mention the mountain of tires that Philadelphia let a 'tire recycler' store under I-95 after giving them citations for a year and a half ... and the arsonist that lit it on fire in 1996.
@JuanSilva-ym9pf8 ай бұрын
Just stumbled upon this channel and I’m completely hooked.
@Starchface9 ай бұрын
Great video. Nothing janky about it Rob. You covered the topic very thoroughly. Thanks!
@TheRealScooterGuy9 ай бұрын
Where I live, a few years back, a collision directly under an overpass (over the freeway) took several lives and caused a similar closure -- albeit of a bridge that handled a fraction of the traffic this one handles. The next nearest crossings were a mile east and a mile west, so it was a huge inconvenience for many in an area that has lousy north-south connections anyway. The collision involved a tanker truck hauling gasoline, which was ignited, and the resultant fire was so hot that engineers were not confident the bridge would be safe to use after that.
@neilkurzman49079 ай бұрын
A few decades ago, the same thing happened on the Long Island Expressway. Under a major overpass, which knocked out two highways. Fortunately, for us, it only destroyed the overpass in one direction. So they were able to reroute both directions onto the remaining overpass. It took them a couple of days to show up the overpass so that it wasn’t dropping concrete onto the expressway. In this case, they had to demolish it the entire thing and rebuild it.
@user-vq8yk1wc1u9 ай бұрын
I believe that was on the 118 freeway near Chatsworth. I remember that and the 94 quake, and I knew the streets well enough to have my own alternate routes.
@MatteR89 ай бұрын
Thank you for all the research you do for these.
@TOPDadAlpha9 ай бұрын
Being a LA native.... I was unaware of all this information. Thanks!
@krissp87129 ай бұрын
"The story! Not the fire, ahuhuhuh..." - you crack us up Rob! Again, not like the beams!
@mariogarcia22549 ай бұрын
Brother as soon as I heard about the 10 freeway I thought about you doing an episode about it and my wish came true :)
@theduckscp9 ай бұрын
The traffic this is created was crazy. I went to my grandparents house the other day. They live off of I-10. The twist is were in Tucson AZ. And there were just so many cars.
@Otimepilot9 ай бұрын
Great Job Rob! You said it would be rough but I felt you provided information, details and knowledge just fine.
@donward24669 ай бұрын
Lots of practice getting things done quickly. I am writing this from my seat on the bullet train from the bay area to Los Angeles. Wait it is no where near being finish if it ever does get finished. Way to go Newsom!
@pleappleappleapАй бұрын
I'm a still photographer. I've found that you can often get access for photography just by asking nicely. Then the security guards actively help you.
@ganja_hotdog9 ай бұрын
i love how excited you are
@joedillon1599 ай бұрын
Great report as always!
@coolin449 ай бұрын
Follow up please, thank you for gettjng info out so quickly. These rapid repairs are always fascinating.
@jonathoncaithness67559 ай бұрын
Love it when Bakersfield shows up in a video. Hopefully they are going to be done with that construction project soon.
@calanon5349 ай бұрын
I've seen some of your vids before, but this made me sub. Stay awesome, sir!
@kevinkevin68069 ай бұрын
Yes follow up. I want to know what kind of tenants are under the freeway.
@lightgrove77519 ай бұрын
Tenants and transients. There were tents in the most recent pics
@-.._.-_...-_.._-..__..._.-.-.-9 ай бұрын
Look at you being a real reporter.
@flagmichael9 ай бұрын
A remarkably good report! I get used to hand waving and sensationalism but this is a whole different thing.