I–5 Fix
It seemed like the impossible dream: finishing the largest freeway fix in the region’s history in less than two months. Rehabilitating the drainage and roadway systems on Interstate 5 downtown was originally thought to be a 114-day job. But that was before Caltrans brought on board Rancho Cordova contractor C.C. Myers, the state’s go-to guy for fast freeway and bridge repair. Construction crews worked ’round the clock, only briefly derailed by a heat wave that prevented concrete from setting properly, and on July 28—less than two months after work began—I–5 reopened in both directions. Apparently, miracles do happen.
