Highway 271 N in Mendocino Closed Due to Hazardous Material Incident

AI SUMMARY: The California Highway Patrol dispatch log reported that at 20:23 on Highway 271 North in Mendocino, there was a road closure at mile marker 20.20. The roadway was completely blocked and PG&E was contacted for an estimated time of arrival. The closure was due to hazardous materials but later changed to a closure by CHP. The Department of Transportation advised of a hard closure until 17:00 hours with an unknown estimated time of opening. The closure was in effect from mile marker 19.5 to 20.5. At 15:34, it was reported that the road was reopened._CF and MSO were also notified of the closure and reopening.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 3:41 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


3:23 a.m.
[2] RDWAY COMPLETELY BLOCKED
3:26 a.m.
[5] 1039 PGandE, WILL CALL BACK W/ ETA
3:31 a.m.
[8] PGandE ETA 15 MIN
3:58 a.m.
[11] C105-013 DOT ADVING HARD CLOSURE UNTIL 1700 HOURS, 1098
3:58 a.m.
[13] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from HAZMAT-Hazardous Materials Inc to CLOSURE-Closure of a Road by CHP
4 a.m.
[15] 1039 105-S2 // CPZ
4:01 a.m.
[19] 1039 MSO
4:01 a.m.
[18] 1039 CF
4:02 a.m.
[20] 1039 SP
4:03 a.m.
[21] PER DOT, CLOSURE FROM MM 19.5 TO 20.5
12:33 p.m.
[24] DOT ADV STILL HARD CLOSURE // UNKN ETO
3:34 p.m.
[25] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CT OPEN
3:37 p.m.
[30] 1039 CF
3:38 p.m.
[32] 1039 MSO
3:42 p.m.
[34] 1039 SP

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