News of the Arroyo
Title: | California: Sinkhole Closes Freeway |
Subtitle: | National Briefing | West |
Date: | 2008-07-18 |
Summary: | July 18, 2008 - The Arroyo Seco Parkways is closed due to a massive sinkhole near Fair Oaks in South Pasadena. |
Author: | Associated Press |
Publication: | New York Times |
Content: | A sinkhole shut down the northbound lanes of the Pasadena Freeway for hours as transportation workers rushed to repair the chasm. The problem began at 6 p.m. Wednesday with the report of a large pothole near the center divider north of Fair Oaks Avenue in South Pasadena, said a spokeswoman for the California Department of Transportation. The hole spread across the left and center northbound lanes until a full closing was ordered at 1:40 a.m. Thursday. Road crews excavated the area and replaced a 20-foot section of a drainage pipe that had eroded and was leaking water. The narrow, winding road, which opened in 1940 as Arroyo Seco Parkway, was California’s first freeway. |
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