APPLEGATE — Vans lined Interstate 80 on Tuesday, greater than 24 hours since a visitors maintain went into impact on account of zero visibility and harmful situations over the summit of the Sierra.
Truck stops again down the hill have been filled with truck drivers who deliberate to attend out the closure for days, if mandatory. On Tuesday night, there was no estimated time for reopening I-80 by means of to the state line.
At West Sacramento’s 49er Truck Cease, vehicles pulled in on Tuesday with the plan to remain put for the remainder of the evening, at minimal. One driver informed CBS13 he had already been there two days after making an attempt to recover from the summit simply earlier than the closure went into impact. Even with chains, many mentioned, it is safer to attend than it’s to push by means of.
“I would not suggest driving in that if it stresses you out, it makes it extra harmful for everybody else on the street,” mentioned Victor Marquez, a truck driver.
Marquez mentioned he was relieved he was in a position to get his cargo dropped off earlier than the cease. The contents of the truck: ice cream. It is a perishable merchandise he mentioned he does not have to fret about within the wait. Now, he mentioned, it is a matter of persistence.
“I’ve a buddy who’s been ready on the market since Friday, he is been sitting there on the I-80 ready for it to go by,” mentioned Marquez.
Others, like Anik Wild, proprietor of Tahoe Waterman’s Touchdown, a paddle sport rental and low store in Tahoe, mentioned they closed the enterprise on Tuesday because of the situations. It was unsafe for workers to get to work from Truckee and the chance wasn’t value it, Wild mentioned.
Now, she mentioned they’re at dwelling targeted on shoveling snow and conserving issues so as as extra snow drops.
Wild mentioned there could be an financial impression to the storm, however the longer ski season might be good for enterprise in the long run.
In a 2019 report, Caltrans logged that there are $4.7 million-plus value of business items transported over the summit on I-80 daily. In 2020, there have been 34,000 passenger autos over the summit every day and seven,014 industrial autos in the identical timeframe.
