Well this hazmat thing is either far BIGGER or far WORSE...they estimated maybe opening by 2 am about an hour ago...to now saying 8 and possibly later.
THIS is the kind of scenario that could really paralyze cities if they did something intentionally prior to some sort of attack...screw up the major routes in/out and you have everyone stuck... (like could have been far worse in the fire situation here back in Oct.)...
And Kyla, start planning your route over to 5... Like for you maybe 67 to 15 and cross over either on 78 (although that may be the most crowded b/c it's the closest to the incident) or Del Dios Highway (at Via Rancho Parkway) if you know that route...that's probably the LEAST likely to be a huge mess...and still gets you to 5 far enough north to avoid a lot of the mess...or even the new 56 since it goes through...
But all that depends on the time of day...let me know what time you were leaving or PM me and I'll be happy to help ya with a back route... I've learned 'em all up in this part of town trying to avoid regular traffic...
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
9:13PM - THIS MAY NOT BE CLEAR UNTIL 0800 AND POSSIBLY LATER
9:02PM - SB TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP 1/4 MILE JNO OLD 395 O/C
Thank you for the help in case of having to find an alternate route. I think the 67 to 15 and then Del Dios may be the best bet. I'm not sure on the 56 as I'm wondering if more people might use it in the morning since it's been talked about so much on the news lately. We're not going to leave until around 9:30 so hopefully most of the traffic will be cleared out (I can dream can't I?)
It definately is a lot worse than what they originally were saying. I've not heard how many they had to evacuate from the area. Only heard about them telling people to stay inside and not to allow the outside air in.
Bad situation here.