150-foot span of Willits Bypass collapses into Haehl Creek Poltergeist Scenario as Cursed Willits Bypass Collapses and Traps Four Workers inside. Native Americans as well as local elders all warned that these areas where the bypass was being built are all on Ancient Sacred Ceremonial and Burial Sites used by the indigenous Pomo Indians which inhabited the Little Lake Willits Valley for tens of thousands of years. Caltrans BLATANTLY IGNORED sites that were even registered with the state as Archaeological sites bulldozing entire Pomo Village Sites and Sacred Ceremonial Grounds.. Thousands of Artifacts have been unearthed as village and ceremonial and burial sites were disturbed. It is known that the Native Americans were murdered and forced out of the little lake valley in the 1860s by settlers and the Eel River Rangers which organized posses which would raid local Native American Villages at dawn killing all including women and children. It is said the entire bypass is cursed and haunted, A 150-foot long span of the viaduct being poured for the Willits Bypass collapsed completely today with workers on top and around the site. Two men were trapped in the debris. One freed himself while the other was extracted by Little Lake Fire Department; several workers were injured, three were taken to Frank R, Howard Hospital and one was airlifted directly to Santa Rosa. No one was killed. While the exact condition of the men was not released, emergency officials indicated they were all in stable condition. The collapsed occurred at about 2:15 p.m. on Thursday Jan. 22, just north of where the viaduct crosses Center Valley Rd. and directly above where it spans Haehl Creek. The falsework for this span of the viaduct, the timber and I-beam scaffolding that supports the concrete forms, has been up for months. Earlier today crews from Flatiron, a CalTrans subcontractor, were pouring concrete for the final box girders, which make up the long spans of the viaduct. According to CalTrans spokesman Phil Frisbie, they had apparently completed one section of the span, which was still wet, and had moved on to the next, when the span began to collapsed. Several workers were atop the structure when it collapsed. Workers described running for for their lives as the structure swayed and buckled beneath them. One man, clearly shaken, pointed out that his hardhat was still sitting on the pile of debris. Members of the crew were sitting nearby, smoking cigarettes and talking. California Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Kylar Adams said CalTrans, Flatiron and environmental scientists part of CalTrans did head-counts after the incident to ensure no one else was missing. Little Lake Fire Department responded with two chief officers, heavy rescue, two engines, and 17 total personnel. They initially requested heavy rescue from Brooktrails, and four advanced life support ambulances and an air ambulance. Little Lake Fire Chief Carl Magann described the situation upon arriving: We identified that we had one person that was entrapped in the collapse. One individual was partially entrapped, self-extricated when we got on-scene. He got himself out. And then the one patient, we assisted Flatiron in getting him out from entrapment. he was pinned in by the structure itself, so we worked with flat-iron and we got him out, got him stabilized and transported to CalStar 4, and got him out. He was talking to us, but he was hurt, I dont know what the extent of the injuries were. He continued, Basically it was just getting the lumber and debris out from where he was. We wound up using a circle saw to get in there and cut some of the debris out. But we didnt have to use any of our specialized equipment for that. A large portion of the debris fell directly into Haehl Creek, poisoning the water and endangering wildlife. The debris fell into Haehl Creek just upstream of where it meets Baechtel Creek, and it was unclear if some debris had also fallen into Baechtel Creek. Wayne Briley of REHIT, the Mendocino County department responsible for hazmat, explain that wet concrete is extremely alkaline, with a pH of up to 13 or 14. Electric meters, which are in the creek at all times measured pH in the creek water near the debris at 11. A pH that high will quickly kill fish and other aquatic animals. Game Warden Steve White of California Department of Fish and Wildlife stated that CDFW would be working with Flatiron to install earthen dams upstream of the debris on Haehl Creek and possibly Baechtel Creek, and would attempt to divert water around. White said, We have a rough plan that were basically gonna try to divert the stream--the good water, and divert it around the spill site. He said that though the pH was dropping slowly, it was important to act quickly, because the impacts could be substantial. He said they were planning to work through the evening and possibly through the night. CalTrans spokesman Phil Frisbie explained that an investigation of the accident, by both CalTrans and the California Occupational Health and Safety Administration (CalOSHA) would have to occur before clearing or rebuilding could begin. He indicated CalTrans staff were already en route from Sacramento. However, he could not provide any timeline for how much this would delay construction, or when they would begin again. Nor did he give any indication of clean up costs, or other costs associated with the accident and delays. He added that while work would continue at the interchange sections of the bypass, all work would be halted for the entire length of the viaduct until after the investigation. willitsnews/localnews/ci_27380234/150-foot-span-willits-bypass-collapses-into-haehl Photo Steve Eberhardt, Willits News
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 21:12:14 +0000
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