Defective Traffic Signals Cause Delays on Highway 36 East at McCllean Mountain Bridge

AI SUMMARY: A dispatch log from the California Highway Patrol reported defective traffic signals at 1570 Highway 36 E, with the lights flashing red on the eastbound side at Grizzly Slide. The dispatcher received a call reporting confusion about the issue at the base of the McCLlean Mountain Bridge before losing cell connection. DOT was contacted about the issue, and construction crews were working to address the problem, with traffic beginning to back up on the eastbound side. The dispatcher requested an estimated time of arrival from the construction crew to fix the faulty traffic signals.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 7:45 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:23 p.m.
[1] TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT GRIZZLY SLIDE ARE FLASHING RED ON THE EB SIDE
6:25 p.m.
[4] RP STATES SHE MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT THE BASE OF THE MCCLLEAN MNT BRIDGE BUT UKN WHAT SHE WAS SAYING LOST CELL CONN
6:34 p.m.
[10] 1039 DOT
7:01 p.m.
[19] CONSTRUCTION IS GETTING A CREW TOGETHER UKN EXACT ETA [Shared]
7:21 p.m.
[23] C16-031C CONFIRMED LIGHTS // TRAFFIC BUILDLING ON EB SIDE [Shared]
7:41 p.m.
[29] C16-031C REQ TO INQ W / CONSTRUCTION CREW ON AN ETA
7:44 p.m.
[32] 30-45 MIN ETA

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