Officials hope to reopen flood-damaged LA to Phoenix highway


              This photo provided by Caltrans shows construction on a washed out section of Interstate 10 near Desert Center, Calif., Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. Officials hope to fully reopen the main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix by early next week after a flash flood washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert. (Caltrans via AP)
            
              This photo provided by Caltrans shows construction on a washed out section of Interstate 10 near Desert Center, Calif., Friday, Aug. 26, 2022.  Officials hope to fully reopen the main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix by early next week after a flash flood washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert. (Caltrans via AP)
            
              In this aerial image from video provided by Fox 11 Los Angeles is a washed out section of Interstate 10 near Desert Center, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Officials say the main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix has been damaged by a flash flood that washed out lanes on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 in the Southern California desert near the Arizona state line. Heavy rain from monsoonal thunderstorms Wednesday evening caused the latest round of flooding and also impacted other desert highways. (Fox 11 Los Angeles via AP)
            
              In this aerial image from video provided by Fox 11 Los Angeles is a washed out section of Interstate 10 near Desert Center, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Officials say the main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix has been damaged by a flash flood that washed out lanes on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 in the Southern California desert near the Arizona state line. Heavy rain from monsoonal thunderstorms Wednesday evening caused the latest round of flooding and also impacted other desert highways. (Fox 11 Los Angeles via AP)
            
              In this aerial image from video provided by Fox 11 Los Angeles is a washed out section of Interstate 10 near Desert Center, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Officials say the main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix has been damaged by a flash flood that washed out lanes on the eastbound side of Interstate 10 in the Southern California desert near the Arizona state line. Heavy rain from monsoonal thunderstorms Wednesday evening caused the latest round of flooding and also impacted other desert highways. (Fox 11 Los Angeles via AP)
            This photo provided by Caltrans shows a washed out section of Interstate 10 near Desert Center, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. Eastbound traffic on Interstate 10 in the Southern California desert was blocked Thursday after flash floods washed out the roadway. The latest round of flooding caused by monsoonal thunderstorms hit Wednesday evening and also impacted other desert highways. (Caltrans via AP)