to all the construction in Newhall is that we become dependent upon work crews to do their jobs right, like, I don’t know, ensuring heavy steal plates fit properly and don’t expose the hole underneath to motorist:
I rode up to Lyons & Orchard at about 5:05 pm today and found it odd to hear a steel plate moving up and down as vehicles drove over them. I looked over and saw two individuals watching the scene; car after car passing directly over the fallen plate. One of the bystanders was attempting to wave vehicles to the left, but a few drove directly over the hole anyway.
The bystanders said they had been there for 30 minutes and had called the Sheriff’s Station several times. I left around 5:30pm and still no one had showed up to put cones in front of the fallen plate. A woman parked her vehicle to the right of the plate in an effort to make sure vehicles steer clear, but she had to go, as did I (I had some ice cream in my bike panniers).
You should have seen the speed at which some drivers went over the plate. I felt for sure a few would crash into the opening, but no one had by the time I left.
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