Chula Vista: I-5 Closure 06242024
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- Опубліковано 23 чер 2024
- INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 6-24-24 7:45 am
LOCATION: I-5 between J St & L St
AREA/CITY: Chula Vista
DETAILS:
Due to yesterday’s major incident (see: • Chula Vista: 14 Vehicl... ) the I-5 southbound and northbound lanes will be closed, as will the MTS Trolley lines.
Power lines must be run across the interstate from Bay Blvd to the west to Colorado St to the east. SDG&E crews have been waiting to start work since 1:00 a.m., but the CHP and CalTrans keep delaying them. They were told the closures should start around 10:00 am.
Bayfront Charter High School canceled their summer classes and a special event today due to no power. A total of 113 homes have been without power for over 24 hours, with no air conditioning and food spoiling in their refrigerators.
CHP CAD:
Incident: 0122 Type: Provide Traffic Control Location: I5 N / J St (southbay) Loc Desc: I-5 N J ST (SOUTHBAY) Lat/Lon: 32.622282 -117.093083
Detail Information
6:17 AM 3 [9] 87-S2 87-R1 AND 87-1 LATER FOR CABLE PULL AROUND 0930 ; LEAVE LOG OPEN FOR LATER
3:58 AM 2 [5] [Notification] [CHP]-SAN DIEGO TROLLY LL ADVS SDGE IS ON SCENE AND BLOCKING THE TROLLY TRACKS - INQ ON ETA FOR UNITS // CPZ NUA AND STILL PENDING DUE TO L006
3:51 AM 1 [3] REQ A FREEWAY CLOSURE BTWN J and H STREET ON I5 NB AND SB
At 10:05 am, the CHP shut down both northbound and southbound lanes of the I-5 so that SDG&E could run the new power lines across the Interstate. It is estimated to be 45 minutes to 1 hour before the freeway is reopened. It’s not known when power will be restored.
The effect:
- 1 power pole destroyed
- numerous power cables damaged
- 14 cars damaged
- local trolley service disrupted
- 100's of residents without power in sweltering heat
- 1 freeway shut down
- 1 school closure
- incalculable lives and businesses impacted/disrupted
- border traffic and commerce disrupted
- costly overtime bill for all the public safety, transit, and repair crews needed to fix this mess quickly
The cause:
- 1 drunk butterfly
Imagine if foreign entities actually wanted to do us harm...
I'd say we live in a highly volatile, unstable society on the brink of chaos at any moment...
It's one accident calm down
@@DankSi It seems like it had a large effect due to gross negligence. If you're too dim to realize that, no one can help you.
Is the DUI perp still in jail?
Should have to stay behind BARS min till power is restored. Probably already out.
What happened.?
that young man should be made to personally apologize to each person affected by loss of power and to recompense for their financial losses.
His insurance certainly should cover the losses.
Apologize. Really? You should have to pay for every single thing he wrecked. Loses his license for years.
I live right where one of the telephone poles Transformers Blew Up Twice”. Lots of Sparks.
It’s been a Huge nightmare.
My pets were affected by the two explosions. All my Newly bought Groceries have Spoiled too. Two nights of No Sleep due to the Heat & All the SDGE Trucks all the Repair Noise. It’s been an horrendous experience.
@@andreamurphy1126 At least it's documented! You and everyone affected should file a claim for civil damages against against the defendant and his insurance if he has any! -I'm not a lawyer, just a citizen and this does not constitute legal advice!
Power lines knocked all over the freeway and children's playground, freeway closures, people late to work, broken windshields, Trolley Line closures, loss of power/cell service, spoiled food and no AC on the hottest day of the year, cancelled summer school..... I wonder if 'fun time boy' is still in jail and if he realizes what a mess he created.
Could have been any person or random event , it's the structure we as tax payers should be upset about.
Assuming that he's sober enough to realize what he's done.
@@naeberli9120 I somewhat agree with you, the impact actually didn't appear to be bad at all and the driver walked away without a scratch from what I can see. The kid must have spun out for him to impact the pole from that angle and the pole did seem to come down pretty easily.
@@malcorub Doesn't matter how easily the pole came down; it was brought down by a driver's reckless irresponsibility.
If a vehicle were to smash through a wall of your house, and the driver walked away without a scratch, would you minimize the damage by saying, "the wall broke kind of easily, should have been stronger"?
@@malcorub……. I live right by one of the poles that had two Explosions. Shutt your pie Hole.
You are CLUELESS. All my pets were scared w the explosions. The Heat is Horrendous. All my new groceries are Ruined. You are beyond rediculous. Creep.
Thanks for reporting Doug! We have no cell service either. The crews have been working non stop. If the city or SDGE wanted to communicate anything to us, they can’t reach us. We’ve literally and figuratively been in the dark.
Shows how important even a small battery powered radio can be.
Oh my gosh!! You are in the dark!! What a tragedy!! Hopefully you can recover fully from all that trauma and then take a trip to Haiti or Somalia so that you can see what REAL suffering looks like...
@@kendrahansen1175🤡
Oh you are soooo welcome. I could not pass up the opportunity to call you out on your ridiculous, childish and naive comments. Hopefully your ignorance will lead to your early departure from this planet because we don't need more fragile, selfish and ignorant people like you!
What's wrong? Did you run out of ignorant crap to say???????
Thank you Doug for the update… wouldn’t make it to work on time without you.
Your welcome
"You're"
What happened?
@@joeyjojojunior1794 Oh FLICK []FF; nobody values your pedantic input.
Total respect to the linesmen and their chosen profession. Lots of smart guys discussed this process at length and they pulled it off beautifully.
Que desmadre hizo este guey! 🤦🏻♂️
All of this cause of that dumb drunk driver over the weekend knocking the pole down
To all the people affected by this, you can thank the drunk guy. How much should his fine be?
The fine should be whatever the law specifies.
Don't forget depo rtation
Kind of insane how much we depend upon such a fragile infrastructure...
Be prepared. Three days water and non perishable food. Alternate power and and cooking source.
---Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).
Went through a similar situation a few years ago. Out for 9 hours. Thankfully not a hot day. No loss for refrigerated products. CERT training came in handy.
Strong work fellas! Taking care of business!
Boy sure did cause a hell of a mess. Great job to these guys hustling out in this heat to get the power going. Thank you Doug and CHP. This is why people need to drink responsibly. Get an Uber or stay home. What a damn mess!
Remember, Don't drink , Get to high and drive. This can happen to you.
time to underground the powerlines
A lot safer.
@@josemoreno3334 And exponentially more expensive.
@GFSwinger1693 However, it could be more expensive to install , find and repair a failure and maintain/update. They are just some thoughts, having underground lines in my zone.
In this case, it has been especially cumbersome because the repairment crossed a highway. However, certainly, with underground lines, the car crash didn't have caused all these problems.
it may be SDG&E, but i LIKE this crew.
I love how they work together😊
Thx for update.
Always welcome
Neat footage! I always wonder how they do stuff like this.
Take away his visa
And his mastercard!
Put some cement fill posts before the power poles so this won't happen again.
Oh look! I see our electric rates going up again to pay for this fruitloops mistake! Joy! -Pretty cool video though! those SDGE guys are working hard in this heat to get the job done! Thanks for the video Doug!
Great reporting!!
that poor bastard is gonna owe the city sooooooooooooo much money on top of all the money he will owe the damaged cars smh wow
My sons high school
Im glad everyone is ok
Thanks
Thanks Doug
I’m ready for the California BBQ Show !!
You and me both!
What an inconvenience 😊
I’m curious to know if the guy who knocked it over will be responsible for the bill 🤔
Probably not.
Maybe his insurance company?
@@joeyjojojunior1794 plates were from Tijuana doubt he had insurance for US.
@@joeyjojojunior1794 An insurance policy will pay only to the policy maximum. The driver is expected to make up any shortfall out of pocket. This is something drivers carrying only the CA minimum liability insurance should be concerned about. This is also a good reason to carry uninsured / under-insured motorist protection.
This driver will be hit with a LOT of bills. Maybe he's rich, and will pay for everything like a responsible person. HAHAHAHA! Dude drove while intoxicated, he ain't the responsible type! He'll probably run home to Mexico and ignore all the bills.
He'll be given a green card, a EBT card, a one year Disneyland pass, and a cell phone.
Thanks Drunk Guy, Thanks a Lot
Ahhh - they closed it to fix the mes that the chic in the black top and pink and blue shorts messed up. Nice.
That’s one mell of a hess 😂
One man...on a mission!
It's a shame 😔
You have no idea. It’s so bad. Two night no sleep & my cats ran due to the transformers exploding at 804 Colorado ave. All my new groceries ruined.
@@andreamurphy1126 That sucks so much!!
Oh my god
I wonder if the city or any type of help for these people without light are they going lend a hand out with food and supply and plenty of water to drink
If CHP close many people stock before work.
Big $ blue collar 💙
I guess the liser of this video cant tell us what happened
I guess you can't read the description?
Doug always provides a description in every video. It’s not his fault you don’t know where to find it 😑
CHP should have set up their traffic break where vehicles could exit the highway and detour around.
... Yuppers, this was clearly 'Revolting' 😂 😜 ...
It should NOT be this easy for one pole to be taken out and cause so much disruption. Crappy planning by engineers and whom ever installed this archaic technology. We should not have to continue to pay for such unstable ineffective inefficient systems anymore. We live in a tech city, WTH!!!!!
Your blaming the pole? You people are so out of touch with reality.
@naeberli9120, how old are you? Do you think San Diego was built yesterday? 🤣 This is an old city. Correspondingly old infrastructure is still in use. SDG&E is gradually moving lines underground but it's a slow, expensive process. Don't like it? Consider living elsewhere, because the finish line is still in the distant future.
@@warpedweirdoSeems like the expense would be a non-issue, considering the obscene amounts of money SDGE has been extorting from us for however long their monopoly has existed.
@@ExidusElectric Oh yeah, SDG&E is rolling in the dough and eager to spend all that money they've extorted from us on making things safer and reliable. Expense is ALWAYS an issue for business, even when their coffers are full.
SDG&E isn't a charity, and just about every dollar they spend on improving infrastructure ultimately comes out of the pockets of rate-payers. SDG&E is a monopoly but the rates they're permitted to charge are limited by the government. So, if SDG&E wants to line their pockets they need to scrimp somewhere. An easy place to scrimp is infrastructure improvements.
A cynical person might believe things work like this:
SDG&E: Yo, we need to hike rates to pay for infrastructure repair and improvements! How does 50% sound?
Overlords: Uh, rate payers won't stand for that, and neither will we! You can only do 5%.
SDG&E: Fine, but you're asking for it!
Proceeds to hike rates 5%, 1% is actually spent on infrastructure, 2% on liabilities for burning vast swaths of San Diego to the ground years ago, and the rest goes into the pockets of executives.
5 years later...
SDG&E: Yo, the grid's in critical condition because we don't have the funds to make improvements, because you didn't let us hike rates as high as we proposed! We need another rate hike to address the situation. 50%!
Overlords: No, you'll just have to make do with 25%.
SDG&E: Fine.
Repeat...
@@ExidusElectric SDG&E is a greedy business, not a benevolent charity. Burying power lines is expensive, maintaining old telephone poles less so, even though they're occasionally hit by cars. Why improve infrastructure when you can line executive pockets instead?
All this bcs of a gay boy who couldn’t handle his liquor
The guy is an irresponsible prick who selfishly chose to drive while intoxicated, same as lots of straight "men" who can "handle their liquor". Hmmm.... makes me wonder if you're one of them...
When was the last time you drove a vehicle after a few?
Its not a closure its called a TRAFFIC BREAK. A closure would be have been having to close the freeway and rerouting vehicles.
I'd say that the freeway was Closed! 5:39
first yayyyy
Haha
At least they're hustling trying to get it back up
Huh, traffic on the 5 is running fine in Oregon. You'd think it would be affected by this.
Ha ha ha.
Washington too!
😂😂😂😂
What a shitshow it looks like they need to put a line to slide a pulley like most utilities do on telephone lines so there's a bare minimum interruption or disruption of traffic. But SDG&E is playing it safe by using contractors to pull the line then they hook it up! So if something goes wrong they blame the contractor and get to bill the public for repairs for twice as much for the work that they could do themselves! 😂
I know I work for a public utility 😂!
Which one?
Doing what?
How can you tell that contractors are being used to pull the line?
Can you provide an example of a utility using a contractor to limit liability?
Running stringers still requires temp closure of the freeway. They then have to remove the stringers, creating additional traffic breaks.
Boy that love sponge sure caused a lot of damage!
Shout out the everyone working in that crew 🫡💪🏿
What does anyone think will honestly be the consequence for the bmw driver from TJ ?