With 300,000 cars and trucks a day, the fire underneath the Interstate 10 skyway in Los Angeles is quite inconvenient. Let's look at how quickly they can get traffic moving again, how they'll fix the freeway, and most importantly... why is their flammable junk underneath the freeways?

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Sources cited:
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"Emergency Relief (ER) and Program Administration: Program Overview and Eligibility," Federal Highway Administration. https://highways.dot.gov/fed-aid-esse...

"Falsework Manual," Caltrans, Sep 2023. https://dot.ca.gov/programs/engineeri...

"Fix the 10," Press Conference, 15 Nov 2023. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/11/15/fix...

"Santa Monica Freeway to Reopen on Tuesday," The Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr 1994. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-x...

"Nugget receives special recognition for its unique multiple use of freeway airspace," Lassen Advocate, 12 Jun 1974.

"Glendale F'way work to start next summer," Northeast Star-Review, 12 Aug 1971.

"Airspace: Projects by Freeways," The Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb 1985.

"Demand Exceeds Supply for Caltrans Airspace Buildings," The Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar 1978.

"Commuters Will Face Nightmare for Months," The Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan 1994.

"Drivers Breath (sic) a Sigh of Relief as I-10 Opens," The Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr 1994.

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Time sections:
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Introduction (0:00)
The Fire (1:01)
Fixing with Falsework (3:31)
Paying to Fix It (4:50)
Northridge Example (6:10)
Airspace Leases (7:08)
Predictions (8:31)