Traffic Gridlock in Redding, CA....No Way!

Gridlock in Redding….No Way! …but yet this is exactly what happened Thursday morning. It started with an accident and the resulting hazardous material spill on Highway 44 as you cross the bridge over the Sacramento River, and then with a subsequent multi-car accident on I 5 as you approached Cypress Avenue going south. The result: gridlock all over town. All kinds of reasons have been circulating how this happened, but the reality is it happened, and it could happen again. With two main highways crossing the River in and out of the downtown area, and with increasing traffic in all areas and directions, a morning like Thursday was bound to happen sooner or later. Now the question is what if it happens again? Are we prepared? Can we avoid another Thursday traffic gridlock? What was obvious on Thursday was that our emergency... [read full story]