76 closure expected to last overnight
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North County Times
LA JOLLA INDIAN RESERVATION - A portion of Highway 76 likely will continue closed to traffic throughout Saturday night, a California Highway Patrol official said.
The highway is closed to all westbound traffic at Rincon Rancho Road and to eastbound commuters except residents at the Lake Henshaw exit, while Caltrans workers clear mud from the road.
Sgt. Uwe Dorendorf with the California Highway Patrol said Saturday afternoon that the stretch probably won't reopen until Sunday.
The road was closed late Friday night after drainage problems in several creeks in the area caused flooding. For a short period of time early Saturday morning, some residents downstream were evacuated, said Lt. William Donahue, with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.
The residents were allowed to return to their homes at about 2 a.m. Saturday morning.
No further details were available.
The flooding is in areas burned by the Poomacha fire in October.
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Hey wrote on Dec 1, 2007 2:12 PM:Half-a-Billion for a short 20mi trip on the 1880's RR. The local roads, including 78 need modernizing. A train track from the 1880's; Where is Mark Twain When ya need reality?
Vertias wrote on Dec 2, 2007 1:41 AM:76 needs modernizing also. It is shut down for hours daily with at least one accident daily. Where is SANDAG? Where are our elected officials. Remember when we were promised years ago when we passed a bond that 76 would be modernized? Does anyone care?
Everythings OK wrote on Dec 2, 2007 6:01 AM:Everythings OK
patrick wrote on Dec 2, 2007 7:45 AM:If a private company took our money and promised a highway they would have been in jail. We actually voted for tax increases for this? What foresight Caltrans has its still gridlock after their first improvement in Oceanside.
Hmmm wrote on Dec 2, 2007 8:45 AM:It's unfortunate that the La Jolla Indian Reservation doesn't have a casino. There's no question that if this were the case SR76 would be a freeway by now! Please Lord don't cut off our access to opportunity! Warm up the bulldozers.
traffic dog wrote on Dec 2, 2007 8:24 PM:umm it's not just over night friday morning it was closed saterday closed and today it was closed..
MM wrote on Dec 4, 2007 7:22 PM:Is the road open yet?
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