71 Freeway in Pomona reopens after shutting down for 2nd time this month due to potholes

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Caltrans has reopened the 71 Freeway in Pomona after it was again shut down on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning due to potholes.

One week after potholes forced the closure of the 71 Freeway in Pomona, the freeway was again shut down in both directions for the same reason.One week after potholes forced the closure of the 71 Freeway in Pomona, overnight Tuesday the freewayAll lanes were closed Wednesday morning, but Caltrans reopened all north and southbound lanes in the area as of Wednesday afternoon.

At least 15 vehicles with flat tires were reported on the right shoulder of the freeway at 10 p.m. Tuesday near Valley Boulevard, according to a California Highway Patrol incident log.The closure lasted overnight and snarled traffic during the morning commute. Motorists were being diverted off the freeway at Holt Avenue.

Caltrans workers were seen filling potholes with gravel and using motorized air blowers on the holes after they were filled in.

 

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They need to close it and repave it. In my 20 years of driving it, it has always been a pothole nightmare that has never been repaved

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