Traffic Backed Up on Highway 101 in Arcata

Outpost readers have contacted us to say that traffic on Highway 101 near its intersection with Highway 299 is severely backed up while crews repair power lines damaged in last night’s crash that knocked out power to large swaths of Arcata and McKinleyville.

Patience, all! Updates below.


11:26 a.m.
[3] EB OFR 299 CLOSED TO FIX THE WIRES FROM LAST NIGHTS CRASH / ALL TRFC IS BACK ING UP AND APD NEEDS TO RESP OUT FOR TRFC CONTROL GIUN OFR, ROUND ABOUT, VALLEY WEST and EAST
11:26 a.m.
[4] 1039 APD THEY HAVE NO UNITS CURRENLTY AVAIL, WILL SEND SOME WHEN THEY CLR CALLS
1:31 p.m.
[8] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1125-Traffic Hazard to 1184-Provide Traffic Control by CHP [Shared]
1:32 p.m.
[9] PER 16-22 / REPAIRS ARE STILL ACTIVE / CT HAS THE #2 LANE SHUT DOWN IN AREA AND MANING THE CLOSURE
2:31 p.m.
[14] A16-022 ALL TRFC OPEN EXCEPT THE WB TO NB SHUT DOWN FOR UNK DURATION

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