26 through Portland
We've read the pros and cons of using 26 traveling west to east, but can't find any information about the hazardous materials restrictions as you approach the Portland area. We're wondering about RVs ...
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RedRollingRoadblock wrote:
But yet they allow them over Cornelius Pass Road. Can't fix stupid.
Tunnels have HazMat restrictions because fires are especially hazardous in tunnels, and hard to fight. It's not that crashes are anymore likely.
https wrote:
Trucks hauling
hazardous materials should use the safest
available highway routes. Safe routes are
those where accidents are less likely to
occur, and where the consequences will be
less severe if accidents occur.
Some tunnels have fire suppression systems, and may allow HazMat loads, though that's still determined at a local level. Apparently there's some debate whether the systems in the I70 tunnels west of Denver are enough. Fire damage, even if suppressed relatively quickly, could be as disruptive as the recent landslides.
