In light of the damage, some
outside engineers warned that the California Department of
Transportation may need to adopt tougher design and protection standards
for highway bridges, particularly with abnormally heavy rains possible
in the coming months because of the ocean-warming phenomenon known as El
Nino.
Flooding touched off
by unusually intense rainfall of nearly 7 inches Sunday washed away
boulders and soil under an elevated portion of Interstate 10 near the
town of Desert Center, about 50 miles from the Arizona state line,
causing the collapse of the eastbound side of the bridge and severely
weakening the westbound side.
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