With no warning (or at least none that I noticed), the Ramp of Doom was closed this morning. This led to a line of cars dropping from ~50 MPH to about, let’s see, zero in a short distance, which I suspect isn’t particularly conducive to traffic safety, but never mind that for now.
Anyway, as I crept past the bridge, I looked up to see if some automobile carcass was blocking the ramp entirely. It turned out there were two bright orange construction trucks parked on the shoulder of the bridge, a couple of guys in orange vests and construction helmets, and what looked like plywood in roughly the spot of Wednesday’s accident.
Presumably they were repairing damage to the railing. Though it seems to me that the whole ramp could use some re-engineering.
I am very disturbed that they are using plywood as a temporary barrier. It seems to be inviting a lightening strike on the Ramp of Doom.
And thus, the transformation shall be complete. The Ramp of Doom shall be given life, and shall uproot itself, rampaging across the countryside spreading terror until a fleet of suburban barons in Hummers rides forth, crushing the rogue ramp beneath their wheels.
I mean, the 405 is scary enough when it stays put!
Especially from the long history of love taps, you would think they’d incorporate some better flow dynamics to prevent future bottle-necks…