WKMG – Honolulu – September 7, 2006:
Thousands of motorists in Honolulu were stranded in their vehicles for 14-hours after a military vehicle clipped a pedestrian bridge near a major freeway overpass, forcing officials to close the road, according to a Local 6 News report.
Officials said the traffic jam caused by the incident in the westbound lanes of the H-1 Freeway in Honolulu was the worst in Hawaii’s history.
Many commuters slept in their cars overnight or just abandoned them on the freeway.
I got stuck in traffic for more than fourteen hours at least twice in the last few years. So did a million other evacuees here in New Orleans. Summer sun, car full of animals, cell phones not working – good times.
14hrs.? We’d be happy with that in San Francisco!
Even the L.I.E. isn’t that bad!
Even the L.I.E. isn’t that bad!
In 2004, at the final Phish concert in Vermont I got stuck in traffic for over 30 hours, going a total of about 4-5 miles. I think we got stuck in traffic late Thursday night or Friday morning, and didnt actually get out until mid-day Saturday. We eventually had to ditch the car, get a ride from a local via a restricted entrance, and then hike in the last mile or so.
Link to a related article…the 20 hour estimate is being pretty kind if you ask me; http://www.scenesofvermont.com/phish/index.html
You think that is bad? I got stuck for three days in a blizzard. Those people in Honolulu had it easy.
tourist trap from hell??