2023-09-04, 07:21 AM
The end of the LATimes article said that Caltrans crews "are aiming to reopen State Route 190 in about three months."
I would say 3mo to open 190 would furlough workers for sure. It would also bode poorly for the opening of any of the back country roads before maybe Fall 2024? Just speculation, but basing it on the last storm and the timeline to reopen the rest of the roads from that much less widespread storm. We can only hope that they don't just back-burner whole sections fo the park for years and years. Like how the road to Scotty's Castle has been closed for ... almost 9yrs now. And for anyone that was worried, the Castle apparently took no damage in this storm.
Official word on anything beyond 190:
"Other roads, including the one that runs from Furnace Creek to Badwater Basin, the park’s lowest point, are federally managed and also in need of repairs. There is no current estimate for its reopening." Damage is estimated at $6mil to open 190 and a small part of 136.So just the state roads I guess.
They are saying that, with 2.2" falling at Furnace, they estimate that 5-10" fell on Telescope Peak. I can only imagine the torrent in Hanuapah Canyon...
I would say 3mo to open 190 would furlough workers for sure. It would also bode poorly for the opening of any of the back country roads before maybe Fall 2024? Just speculation, but basing it on the last storm and the timeline to reopen the rest of the roads from that much less widespread storm. We can only hope that they don't just back-burner whole sections fo the park for years and years. Like how the road to Scotty's Castle has been closed for ... almost 9yrs now. And for anyone that was worried, the Castle apparently took no damage in this storm.
Official word on anything beyond 190:
"Other roads, including the one that runs from Furnace Creek to Badwater Basin, the park’s lowest point, are federally managed and also in need of repairs. There is no current estimate for its reopening." Damage is estimated at $6mil to open 190 and a small part of 136.So just the state roads I guess.
They are saying that, with 2.2" falling at Furnace, they estimate that 5-10" fell on Telescope Peak. I can only imagine the torrent in Hanuapah Canyon...
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