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So, traffic this morning sucked. Not as bad for me as for some people, though. I was doing 15 mph on the freeway at one point. At another, it opened up and we sped up and I was like, "Finally! We're really moving!" We were doing 40. :P
However, this is because I-5 N from Wilsonville and points south (and points slightly north, for that matter) was an alternate for I-205 north for people who needed to get into the northern reaches of Portland or over into Washington state.
If I wanted I-205, this morning would have sucked a lot more. Rollover tanker truck...on an overpass...ruptured...liquid oxygen. I-205 N closed at I-84, I-205 S closed at SR-14 (in Washington). Especially impressively suck because the access to Airport Way lies in between those points....
Surface streets were closed for a good distance too, from the radio report; however, it was possible to get to the airport via a couple of routes, as it was outside the closure region.
http://www.koin.com/webnews/2003/20030306_rolloverb.shtml if you're curious.
There were also a bunch of accidents on other freeways, so it wasn't really a pretty morning. Probably because a great many of them were carrying more than usual.
I debated going to surface streets, but I figured the suck factor would be pretty high there too. So got to work at 8:25 instead of 8:00. Color me just thrilled. I'd worry more except that I'm over 40 hours for this week already. :P
Of course, we run a week Saturday through Friday, and that includes 12 hours of travel billing on Saturday. Heh.
However, this is because I-5 N from Wilsonville and points south (and points slightly north, for that matter) was an alternate for I-205 north for people who needed to get into the northern reaches of Portland or over into Washington state.
If I wanted I-205, this morning would have sucked a lot more. Rollover tanker truck...on an overpass...ruptured...liquid oxygen. I-205 N closed at I-84, I-205 S closed at SR-14 (in Washington). Especially impressively suck because the access to Airport Way lies in between those points....
Surface streets were closed for a good distance too, from the radio report; however, it was possible to get to the airport via a couple of routes, as it was outside the closure region.
http://www.koin.com/webnews/2003/20030306_rolloverb.shtml if you're curious.
There were also a bunch of accidents on other freeways, so it wasn't really a pretty morning. Probably because a great many of them were carrying more than usual.
I debated going to surface streets, but I figured the suck factor would be pretty high there too. So got to work at 8:25 instead of 8:00. Color me just thrilled. I'd worry more except that I'm over 40 hours for this week already. :P
Of course, we run a week Saturday through Friday, and that includes 12 hours of travel billing on Saturday. Heh.
