“One thing we can guarantee you is we will be open, five lanes in both directions, at the latest Tuesday of next week.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, regarding the reopening date of I-10, the major Los Angeles freeway that was closed last Saturday due to an arson fire that burned about 100 support columns. Originally it was estimated that the interstate would be closed for between three and five weeks, causing major traffic challenges for the estimated 300,000 vehicles that use that stretch of freeway daily. There were more than 250 people working around the clock to make the highway repairs. (Associated Press — Nov. 17, 2023)