Damaged roads from last winter still an issue in EDC
By Vicki Gonzalez, KCRA-TV
The aftermath of relentless winter storms can still be seen throughout El Dorado County, after a series of destructive systems crippled dozens of locations at the start of 2017.
“It was a year none of us have really ever seen up here,” John Kahling, with the El Dorado County Department of Transportation, said. “We’ve got a lot of hilly terrain that causes water to move faster and get into more concentrated flows. And when you have that in areas that haven’t seen rain — serious rain — for several years, erosion and other damage is bound to happen.”
The county has been working nonstop to repair the damage. Many major routes are back up and running after being shut down for months.
