A 640-ton piece of nuclear equipment caused a partial shutdown of the Interstate 5 on Wednesday night.
The massive steam generator, which made its scheduled journey at about midnight, was taken from Las Pulgas Road and traveled nearly a mile down the freeway. Moving the apparatus required the California Highway Patrol to close the southbound freeway at 9 p.m., leaving only one lane open into early Thursday morning.
Installation of the steam generator, along with four others, will begin in September at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
For more information, visit the North County Times article “Nuclear equipment to close part of I-5 tonight.”
