Debris Blocking Northbound Lane on Highway 96 East Near Humbug Mountain Section of Road

SUMMARY: There is mud, dirt, and rock on Highway 96 East at mile marker 17.80 in Humboldt County, blocking all northbound lanes. The California Highway Patrol has notified the Department of Transportation and is attempting to get an estimated time of arrival for cleanup. DOT will call back with an ETA.

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[2] BLOCKING ALL NB LANE
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[6] 1039 DOT
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[7] 16-22C CPYS / ATTEMPT TO GET ETA FOR DOT
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[8] DOT WILL CB WITH ETA
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[9] [Notification] [CHP]-PER DOT // 25 MIN ETA
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[11] [Notification] [CHP]-PER DOT // HEARD FROM UNIT 20 AGO SHE WAS FROM MM 6 ON SR96, HAVE YET TO HERE BACK ON IF 97 OR IF ROCKS HAVE BEEN CLR'D, WILL CB WHEN RDWY IS CLR

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