Um, so if a wildfire starts on that side of the tunnel, how are people supposed to evacuate? Not an entirely hypothetical question since the 1991 Oakland firestorm was also named the "Tunnel Fire" as that was its point of origin....https://twitter.com/sfchronicle/status/1181740183059755008 …
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Caltrans HQ Retweeted Heather Holmes
This is for safety’s sake: without power, essential lighting and ventilation systems don’t work, which exist to prevent fires inside the tunnels. FYI, there might be a possible solution from
@CaltransD4 and@PGE4Mehttps://twitter.com/HeatherKTVU/status/1181748095714877440 …Caltrans HQ added,
Heather HolmesVerified account @HeatherKTVUI just spoke with a@CaltransD4 official. He says#Caltrans is meeting with@PGE4Me right now to try to come up with a possible solution to avoid the closure. We'll have extended live coverage coming up at 7 on@KTVU &#KTVUPlus.#poweroutage#powershutoff https://twitter.com/GregLeeKTVU/status/1181743052253102081 …1 reply 3 retweets 10 likes
thanks for responding. This is the only major highway passage for 20 miles along the East Bay Hills. If it's closed, all of the smaller surrounding capillary streets will get backed up if there's a fire.
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