Major Traffic Hazard on Highway 101 North in Menlo Park Forces Lane Closures and Detours

AI SUMMARY: A traffic hazard was reported at 7273 Highway 101 North in Mendocino at mile marker 72.70. The Department of Transportation (DOT) was notified at midnight and advised of a major incident that would require closing northbound lanes and using southbound lanes for detour. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) made contact with the appropriate personnel and informed the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) as well. Later on, CHP confirmed that southbound lanes were closed and northbound lanes were being used as the detour route. By the end of the dispatch log, the second lane was closed and DOT was contacted again for further assistance.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:11 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


12 a.m.
[19] 1039 DOT
9:23 a.m.
[21] DOT ADV NOW A MAJOR INCIDENT // WILL NEED TO CLOSE NB LANES // WILL BE USING SB LANES FOR DETOUR
9:23 a.m.
[24] 1039 105-S2 // WILL CONTACT 53
9:23 a.m.
[23] 1039 105-53
9:24 a.m.
[25] 1039 MCSO
9:25 a.m.
[26] 1039 CF
11:06 a.m.
[31] 1039 CF
11:06 a.m.
[30] DOT ADV IT WILL BE SB LANES CLOSED // NB WILL BE USED AS DETOUR
11:08 a.m.
[34] SB #2 LANE IS CLOSED / NB #1 LANE IS CLOSED
11:08 a.m.
[35] SB TRAFFIC DIVERTED TO SB #1 LANE AND NB TRAFFIC DIVERTED TO NB #2 LANE
11:33 p.m.
[2] #2 LN
11:36 p.m.
[4] 1039 DOT

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