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(UPDATE: OPEN WEST OF WILLOW CREEK) Highway 299 Closed Due to Snow and Traffic Collision; Alternate Route Advised

UPDATE, 9:30 p.m.: This section of the highway has been reopened, as you can see in the dispatch logs below, but a stretch of 299 between Salyer and Burnt Ranch is still closed as of this writing due to this incident. 

— Hank Sims

AI SUMMARY: A section of Highway 299 in Humboldt County, specifically from Mile Marker 7.5 to Mile Marker 38, was closed due to snow and multiple vehicles being involved in collisions. Emergency vehicles were unable to pass through, prompting a hard closure. The closure was coordinated with various agencies, including the California Highway Patrol, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, and the Department of Transportation. Alternate routes were advised, and updates were provided on the estimated duration of the closure. After approximately two hours, the road was reopened for travel.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 9:35 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.

4:51 p.m.
(UPDATE: OPEN WEST OF WILLOW CREEK) Highway 299 Closed Due to Snow and Traffic Collision; Alternate Route Advised
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39
4:51 p.m.
[3] EMERG VEHS CAN NOT GET THROUGH
4:51 p.m.
[4] WIL CB WITH THERE THE OTHER END OF CLOSURE IS
4:51 p.m.
[2] HARD CLOSURE
4:51 p.m.
[1] CT CLOSED 299
4:52 p.m.
[5] 1039 HSO
4:53 p.m.
[8] DOT 1023 ON EUREKA YARD TO ADV WHERE THE WEST END OF CLOSURE WILL BE
4:53 p.m.
[7] 1039 CF
4:55 p.m.
[9] 1039 CITY 1141
4:56 p.m.
[11] 1039 HOOPA
4:58 p.m.
[17] 1039 CF
4:58 p.m.
[16] 1039 16-S4
4:58 p.m.
[15] 1039 HSO
4:58 p.m.
[14] DUE TO SNOW AND TCS AND 1125 VEHS
4:58 p.m.
[13] CT CLOSING 299 FROM 7.5 TO MM 38 CLOSED
4:59 p.m.
[18] 1039 HOOPA
5 p.m.
[19] 1039 CITY 1141
5:01 p.m.
[20] 1039 SP
5:02 p.m.
[21] 1039 RDCC
5:07 p.m.
[25] 1039 BUDDYS WC
5:10 p.m.
[27] 1039 16-S4 // REQ 31C HOLD AT 7.5
5:10 p.m.
[26] PER DOT REQ UNIT HOLD CLOSURE AT MM 7.5
5:12 p.m.
[29] 16-S4 AFFIRM ON SENDING HEWAB WHEN CLOSE TO 90 MIN MARKER
6:10 p.m.
[34] 16-31C ADV S4 THRU BERRY SUMMIT // 7 VEHS WB NEG 1126 // RDWY PLOWED
6:17 p.m.
[36] 1039 CT
6:17 p.m.
[35] 16-31C AT BERRY SUMMIT // APPROX 35 VEHS // WILL ADV THEM TO TRAVEL WB DUE TO LANE BEING PLOWED
6:19 p.m.
[37] Message from [C125C002] sent to MNEMONIC [C125C002]: ***************** HIGHWAY EMERGENCY/WEATHER ADVISORY BULLETIN ***************** HEWAB #: 1 REPORT TYPE: * HEWAB * HIGHWAYS AFFECTED: HUMBOLDT 299 MM 7.5 TO MM 28 CONDITION: Closed ESTIMATED DURATION: UNKNOWN SUMMARY: SNOW/ WEATHER ALTERNATE ROUTE(S): REFER TO: SGT KIMBALL HUMBOLDT CC/LOG# 250206HM0085 FROM: SGT KIMBALL, CHP MNEMONIC: HEWB HAAL C125C002, ORI: CA0129925 SENT: ON 02/06/2025 AT 18:19:22, BY CHP ID#: A18070 ***************** END OF HIGHWAY EMERGENCY/WEATHER ADVISORY BULLETIN *****************
6:20 p.m.
[38] 1039 ENTAC
6:21 p.m.
[39] ***************** HIGHWAY EMERGENCY/WEATHER ADVISORY BULLETIN *****************HEWAB #: 2 REPORT TYPE: * HEWAB *HIGHWAYS AFFECTED: HUMBOLDT 299 MM 7.5 TO MM 38CONDITION: CLOSED ESTIMATED DURATION: UNKNOWNSUMMARY:SNOW/ WEATHER ** CORRECTED LOCATION**ALTERNATE ROUTE(S):REFER TO:SGT KIMBALLHUMBOLDTCC/LOG# 250206HM0085FROM: SGT KIMBALL, CLETS MNEMONIC: OES, ORI: CA0129925SENT: ON 02/06/2025 AT 18:20:45, BY CHP ID#: A18070***************** END OF HIGHWAY EMERGENCY/WEATHER ADVISORY BULLETIN *****************
8:47 p.m.
[43] Incident 250206HM0085 was reopened. Comment: Incident Reopened : PER 16-S4 SPOKE TO DOT SUPERVISOR, JEFF, 30-40 MINS ETA FOR CLEARING RDWY
9:05 p.m.
[44] PER DOT 299 OPEN
9:06 p.m.
[45] 1039 16-D2 VIA LL // CPZ
9:08 p.m.
[46] 1039 16-S4 CPZ VIA LL
9:25 p.m.
[51] 1039 RDCC
9:25 p.m.
[49] 1039 CF
9:25 p.m.
[50] 1039 HSO
9:26 p.m.
[53] 1039 SP
9:27 p.m.
[54] 1039 CITY 1141
9:29 p.m.
[55] 1039 BUDDYS WC
9:32 p.m.
[56] 1039 ENTAC

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