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State emergency chief tours storm damaged areas of Inland Empire
Caltrans and state emergency officials inspect a damaged section of Highway 330 near Highland on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. It could take up to two years to repair the storm-damaged roadway.
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State emergency chief tours storm damaged areas of Inland Empire
State emergency chief tours storm damaged areas of Inland Empire
The state’s emergency management chief toured storm ravaged areas of San Bernardino County today. The county sustained 10s of millions of dollars in damage during last month’s rains.
One of the hardest hit areas is Highway 330 near Highland. That’s where Emergency Management Administration secretary Mike Dayton spoke to reporters.
“Our agency’s role at the California Emergency Management agency is to make sure we get all the federal assistance, all the state assistance to the communities after a disaster to help them rebuild," Dayton said. "So that’s what out teams have been doing this week and we look forward to working with the county and the residents to help rebuild their lives and community.”
San Bernardino County estimates the damage to homes, public roads, bridges and parks at over $93 million. Caltrans officials say it’ll be a year or more before Highway 330 will reopen to traffic. Alternate routes are Highways 18 and 38.
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