Nets over the freeway

[CHPn00b]

Here in Sacramento, heading east bound I80 from West Sacramento to Natamos there's a net over the freeway. It's just past Reed Avenue... what purpose do these nets serve? It's completely random, but the only picture I could find is the link below.. I've seen them in one other place near Elk Grove as well..

anyone know?

it's a large picture fyi...
http://www.sce.com/nrc/trtp/PEA/PEA_Figures/Figure_3.3-8.jpg

[ResQ]

...are there any power lines above the net??? naked poles at each end of the net awaiting lines???

last time this came up it was to prevent the lines from dropping into traffic while they were working on them.

if neither...it could be the new cirque du soleil, 'congestion'...I heard it was coming out in west sac.

[SB 405]

I think that photo may be the 5 Fwy. here in So.Cal.

[Bolo4u]

Here in Sacramento, heading east bound I80 from West Sacramento to Natamos there's a net over the freeway. It's just past Reed Avenue... what purpose do these nets serve? It's completely random, but the only picture I could find is the link below.. I've seen them in one other place near Elk Grove as well..

anyone know?

it's a large picture fyi...
http://www.sce.com/nrc/trtp/PEA/PEA_Figures/Figure_3.3-8.jpg

When PG&E or other power utility runs new lines, they put up those nets. Imagine if a 'live' who-knows-how-many-thousand volt line dropped on an unsuspecting loaded school bus passing through at just the wrong moment... :doh:

[CHPn00b]

No power lines above either of the nets I've seen. though it is possible they have been moved since. I thought it was quite interesting to see. I'll try to have my girlfriend snag a photo next time we drive that way.

the photo wasn't of any particular place, but more along the lines of showing you what I've seen here in Sac. :popcorn:

[bcjack]

When PG&E or other power utility runs new lines, they put up those nets. Imagine if a 'live' who-knows-how-many-thousand volt line dropped on an unsuspecting loaded school bus passing through at just the wrong moment... :doh:

Another opportunity to BLOCK LANES!!!!!!:badgrin::badgrin::badgrin::badgrin:

[airjim22]

that's the 57 freeway see Anaheim stadium in the background
I travel this road to work several times a week, This picture is at least 7 months old, I haven't seen that lottery sign up in awhile, I believe they were installing a temporary power line going across the freeway. I never saw this net thing up, I can say it was temporary

[silverman10051]

Haven't you watched Chicken Little?

[23112]

Those are designed to catch Wal-Mart's falling prices.

[G-Man]

Another opportunity to BLOCK LANES!!!!!!:badgrin::badgrin::badgrin::badgrin:

I am beginning to think that you guys dream about that in your sleep... mmmm, messing up peoples commute. That'll teach them for waking me up at 2am for toe pain!:biggrin:

[Gittinready]

The linked picture is most definitely the 57 freeway in Anaheim. My dad worked for Edison until last January so I've seen these nets in action. The net is set up across the freeway at an earlier time so that way they can "string" the electrical wire across without too much freeway interference. They did the same thing in the Santa Ana Canyon off the 91 a couple years back when the Cessna crashed into the side of the mountain and snapped the lines.

[AmbuDriver03]

I am beginning to think that you guys dream about that in your sleep... mmmm, messing up peoples commute. That'll teach them for waking me up at 2am for toe pain!:biggrin:

The worst part about blocking lanes is when people are trying to drive through your accident scene and nearly hit the patient, and crew...

Thank god for those fluorescent safety vests! :rolleyes:

it could be the new cirque du soleil, 'congestion'...I heard it was coming out in west sac.

I remember back when there was only like 1 cirque du soleil show... now there's more than I can keep track of... there's like 4 just in Las Vegas alone!

[bcjack]

We responded to a crash the other day and had 6 firefighters and 2 tow truck operators on the road with their slime green vests on...What a cool sight!!!:biggrin:

[AmbuDriver03]

We responded to a crash the other day and had 6 firefighters and 2 tow truck operators on the road with their slime green vests on...What a cool sight!!!:biggrin:


Ours are cooler... they're Orange and Slime Green :cool:

When the floodlights hit the reflector strips (which are everywhere) each person lights up like a christmas tree... It looks great in flash photography!

[CTCIII-82]

that's the 57 freeway see Anaheim stadium in the background
I travel this road to work several times a week, This picture is at least 7 months old, I haven't seen that lottery sign up in awhile, I believe they were installing a temporary power line going across the freeway. I never saw this net thing up, I can say it was temporary

Holy CRAP you have good EYES!!! I had to look at that again when I read your post!!! Hmm my guess was if not a line pull, then it must be for giant volleyball?? :noidea:

[rufio11]

When PG&E or other power utility runs new lines, they put up those nets. Imagine if a 'live' who-knows-how-many-thousand volt line dropped on an unsuspecting loaded school bus passing through at just the wrong moment... :doh:


I dont think anyone would be harmed. The tires would save them from the volts. Same thing if lightning hit the bus.

[LadyVol@330]

I dont think anyone would be harmed. The tires would save them from the volts. Same thing if lightning hit the bus.

That's all good and fine as long as everyone knows that they dare not even open the door to the bus. When I was young, two people died in my little town when a power line came down on someone and another man came running through a puddle of water to help him and they both died. That was in a bad rain and wind storm in the summertime and the wind was the reason the power line came down in the first place. I was probably about 8-10 years old at the time, but I never forgot that. :cry: