(UPDATE: OPEN!) Snows Close Highway 299 Between Lord Ellis and Willow Creek
Berry Summit at the moment. Photo: Caltrans.
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UPDATE, 4:42 p.m.: Highway 299 was reopened as of a few minutes ago.
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Big snow has shut down Highway 299 between the coast and Willow Creek, as of a few moments ago. It’s snowed in.
Other highway updates as of this writing (12:55 p.m., Tuesday):
- Highway 36 near Grizzly Creek due to a slide.
- Highway 199 is open, but commercial vehicles must use chains.
- Highway 101 is open.
Updates from the CHP on the 299 closure can be found below. Here’s another little indicator you can use, in the future hours: If you see a STOP sign in the map below, this closure is still in effect.
— Hank Sims
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AI SUMMARY: At 12:07, the Department of Transportation (DOT) was informed of a road closure on Highway 299. A subject slid off the roadway without causing damage, and attempts are being made to continue. A black vehicle is currently blocking the eastbound lane and unable to gain traction. The road should be closed at the scales with markers at mile marker 32. Various departments were notified, including the California Highway Patrol, State Parks, and the Hoopa Tribal Department. The road remained closed until 16:35 when Caltrans evaluated and opened the roadway to traffic. Highway 299 was officially reopened at 16:38.
— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 4:43 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.
12:26
p.m.
[8] B16-070 SUBJ SLID OFF TDWY NEG TC DAMAGE THEY ARE ATTM TO CONT BUDDYS NOW
12:36
p.m.
[11] B16-070 PREV SPIN OUT CLR CURR IS BLKNG EB UNABLE TO GET TRACTION
12:37
p.m.
[12] PER 16-S2 INQ W/70 IF RDWY SHOULD BE CLOSED //PER 70 WILL 1021 S2 POSS AFFIRM
12:38
p.m.
[13] B16-070 REQ NOTIFY S2 299 SHOULD BE CLOSED //1039 S2
12:39
p.m.
[14] PER S2 16-22 CLOSE AT SCALES REQ DOT AND MM 32
12:42
p.m.
[20] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from AOD-Assist Other Departments to CLOSURE-Closure of a Road by CHP
12:45
p.m.
[23] Secondary Location for A16-022: BLUE LAKE SCALES TO CLOSE RD,
12:46
p.m.
[25] 1039 HSO FOR POSS STATUS CHK
12:54
p.m.
[28] Secondary Location for 16-S2: BLUE LAKE SCALES TO CLOSE RD,
12:54
p.m.
[32] 16-S2 22 WILL HOLD CLOSURE AT MM 18 UNTIL WE GET 299/SCALES CLOSED
12:55
p.m.
[36] ND-C121 ENRT TO ASST WITH CLOSURE
12:55
p.m.
[33] 16-S2 REQ DOT UPDATE CMS SIGNS TO REFLECT CLOSED
1:02
p.m.
[37] [Notification] [CHP]-PER DOT EB SIDE CLOSED
1:05
p.m.
[38] 16-S2 299 EB CLOSED AT 7.3 C121 WILL HANDLE THIS //S2 ENRT EB TO CHK FOR VEHS IN DISTRESS
1:08
p.m.
[40] A16-022 CONT EB TO CHK FOR VEHS
1:35
p.m.
[46] 16-S2 PER 70 WB IS STILL HEAVY , REQ RECONFIRM W/DOT STILL CLOSED
1:36
p.m.
[47] 1039 DOT FULL CLOSURE
1:37
p.m.
[48] PER 70 WB LINE OF TRAFFIC WAS THE LAST BIT AFTER THE CLOUSURE SHOULD BE NO MORE AFTER//S2 CPYS
2:30
p.m.
[53] [Notification] [CHP]-PER DOT THESE ARE THE ORIG BIG RIGS THAT WERE CAUGHT UP IN TEH CLOSURE
2:31
p.m.
[54] 16-S2 22 IS BY MM 24 4 1125 VEHS//REQ IF BUDDYS CAN RESP
4:21
p.m.
[61] 16-22 CONTACT DOT ALL LNS PLOWED TO WC NO MORE DISABLED VEH/DOT REQ OPEN RDWAY//S2 CPZ
4:35
p.m.
[63] 16-S2 CALTRANS EVALUATED OPENING RDWAY REQ NOTIFY C121 TO LIFT CLOSURE
4:35
p.m.
[64] ND-C121 OPENING RD NOW
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