"that doesn’t account for the economic losses that the area felt because they and visitors no longer had access to the interstate" I've got a pretty awesome pi

"that doesn’t account for the economic losses that the area felt because they and visitors no longer had access to the interstate" I've got a pretty awesome picture of me and my son standing in front of that empty section of bridge from the detour route. They essentially routed I-5 traffic into the town and across another bridge. If I had to guess, the stores in that area probably made more money during the detour...