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WEATHER TROUBLES * USA - Trucking widely impeded in Washington State
Seattle,WASH,USA -Fleet Owner, by Wendy Leavitt -Jan 8, 2009: -- Truckers attempting to move through Washington State, even along its major north/south and east/west routes, are facing lengthy waits or long detours this week as floods close lowland highways across the state and avalanches and mudslides block mountain passes... Because of the closed highways, a truck traveling north from Portland, Ore., to Seattle — normally a journey of about 175 miles — would need to take a 440-mile detour. Ten thousand trucks travel I-5 each day, and an additional 7,000 move freight across the Cascades... (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson - A highway overpass over Interstate 5 runs into flood waters of the Chehalis River Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, in Chehalis, Wash. Rain and high winds lashed Washington state Wednesday, causing widespread avalanches, mudslides, flooding and road closures from rapid snowmelt and the three main highways across the Cascade Range were closed)* Germany - Icy weather grips Europe, disrupts transport
Berlin,Germany -DW.WORLD DE -7 Jan 2009: -- At least a dozen people have died in a record-breaking cold snap that has Europe in its grip, with heavy snow disrupting air and road traffic... The mercury dropped to minus 31 Celsius in central Romania, where two people died of cold on Sunday. In Poland 10 people have died since Friday. Snow covered parts of Belgium and northern and central Italy, as well as much of Germany, where temperatures dropped to minus 26C in some parts. Train travellers in Germany faced lengthy delays and air traffic at many European airports was disrupted. The wintry weather coincided with sharp falls in gas deliveries from Russia via Ukraine, as Kiev and Moscow remain locked in a payment dispute...
* Road closures make a costly wait for truckers
Everet,WAH,USA -The Herald net, by Julie Muhlstein -January 9, 2009: -- Brian Morrissey had a job to do... The 62-year-old trucker was supposed to be on the road Thursday, driving a load of Fred Meyer merchandise south on I-5 to Oregon... Instead, Morrissey was stuck. His semi truck was empty. He figured he'd be losing $300 to $400 each day he couldn't rev up his engine and go... Morrissey and dozens of other truckers were spending hour after soggy hour at Donna's Travel Plaza. Lined up side-by-side Thursday morning, almost 50 rigs crowded the parking lot of the truck stop on 116th Street NE near Marysville... Mountain passes to Eastern Washington, including the major I-90 lifeline, were shut down because of avalanche danger, flooding and slides... (Photo by Kevin Nortz / The Herald - Wayne Hyatt of Wenatchee plays with his driving companion, Taz, in a parking lot while the two of them wait for Stevens Pass to reopen Thursday. More than 50 semis packed Donna's Truck Stop in Marysville while drivers continued to wait for southbound I-5 and eastbound mountain passes to open)* Hunkering down on Interstate 5
Portland,OR,USA -The Oregonian, by Amy Hsuan -January 09, 2009: -- Interstate commerce to and from western Washington came to a halt Thursday, as thousands of trucks carrying goods sat idle and retailers worried about stores running out of merchandise before flooded roads and rail lines are restored... The closure of Interstate 5, which may open Friday, adds up to a financial toll of $4 million each day, said Paula Hammond, Washington transportation secretary. About 10,000 trucks -- and 55,000 passenger vehicles -- travel each day along the freeway, which is now closed at Chehalis, Wash... (Photo by Randy L. Rasmussen/The Oregonian - Trucker Charles Hibbard waits out the closure of I-5 in the parking lots of a convenience store and gas station in downtown Chehalis Thursday morning. Hibbard caught caught in the highway closure Wednesday night and was forced to drive through water more than three feet deep)Labels: weather troubles
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