04/19/2024

Shocking rain damage is wakeup call to fix ailing roads, infrastructure, experts say

We were gripped by riveting video of the 20-foot sinkhole in Studio City that swallowed two vehicles in the wake of Friday’s storm and the 15 Freeway collapse in the Cajon Pass that flung a fire engine around like a toy truck.

But for some, it wasn’t just dramatic, breath-taking video, it was reality TV.

Besides undermining roads in a vivid way, the monster soaker underscored the need to bolster Southern California’s aging transportation network, current and former officials said Saturday.

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