Tuesday, June 19, 2018

Transportation system resilience

Or lack thereof. How can a power outage cause gridlock on a freeway?

A transformer explosion along an interstate brought down electrical wires that shut down both sides of a major section of I-495 for hours on end. Just in time for the evening commute! This is an on-going nightmare:


Click on the image to view the disabled highway's dashed-line theme in fine detail...

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