bk2drvr
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So I've been traveling up and down the Cajon pass my whole life (I'm 49 now) and remember a time not that long ago when the Cajon pass was always moving both directions pretty much any time day or night. What happened? I drive back and forth to the river very frequently and i can't figure out for the life of me where the problem is.
Heading northbound one might say the uphill ascent of the pass slows the overloaded hwy bringing traffic to a crawl. However the same problem exists on the southbound side starting at the top from Victorville and crawls south down through the pass until you reach the 15/215 split and then speeds up again. Going northbound the the traffic starts moving as you crest the summit and descend into Hesperia/Victorville and you're up at highway speeds again.
Some additional observations:
The 15/215 split traveling southbound transitions from 4 lanes through the pass to 2 lanes on the 215 and 4 lanes on the 15. Again even more reason for the southbound lanes through Cajon Pass to always be moving fast.
Norhbound speeds increase at the summit of Cajon Pass every single time but why? I think you even lose a lane up there as you crest the summit.
Anyone have an opinion on why this problem exists through this area every single day of the week?
Heading northbound one might say the uphill ascent of the pass slows the overloaded hwy bringing traffic to a crawl. However the same problem exists on the southbound side starting at the top from Victorville and crawls south down through the pass until you reach the 15/215 split and then speeds up again. Going northbound the the traffic starts moving as you crest the summit and descend into Hesperia/Victorville and you're up at highway speeds again.
Some additional observations:
The 15/215 split traveling southbound transitions from 4 lanes through the pass to 2 lanes on the 215 and 4 lanes on the 15. Again even more reason for the southbound lanes through Cajon Pass to always be moving fast.
Norhbound speeds increase at the summit of Cajon Pass every single time but why? I think you even lose a lane up there as you crest the summit.
Anyone have an opinion on why this problem exists through this area every single day of the week?