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Main Castro Valley Road Severely Damaged By Flooding
"We could hear the actual bridge falling down one by one, and when we came out we saw that hole," said Kumar.
January 23, 2023
Roads across the Bay Area have taken a beating over the past few weeks with storm after storm dumping record amounts of rain. In Alameda County, there are 20 different sites where the storms caused serious road damage.
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One of the most significant areas is on A Street in Castro Valley where portion of the road collapsed into the San Lorenzo Creek when a retaining wall failed during the heavy rain over New Years. It effectively closing a major throughfare from Hayward to Castro Valley.
"You can see the whole street kind of has fallen apart," said Saurabh Kumar. He and his family live on the opposite side of the creek from A Street in Castro Valley. They saw San Lorenzo creek start to flood New Years Eve as mud flowed through the backyard, then they heard a terrifying sound.
Find out what's happening in Castro Valleyfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
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