Highway 36 E Closure Causes Traffic Delays and Emergency Vehicle Access Restrictions

AI SUMMARY: A section of Highway 36 East in Humboldt County has been closed with one-way traffic and 60-minute delays from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM today. The road will be fully closed from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM tomorrow, but emergency vehicles will still be allowed to pass. The closure was reopened later in the day with a traffic control unit in place, causing 60-minute delays. The incident involved multiple agencies including the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, California Highway Patrol, Eureka City, and the Fire Department.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 3:37 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


7:31 a.m.
[1] PER CT AT 0800 HRS 1 WAY TRAFF W/ 60 MIN DELAYS UNTIL 1900 HRS TONIGHT, FULLY CLOSED FRM 1900-0700 HRS TOMORROW, EMERG VEHS CAN PASS
7:34 a.m.
[5] 1039 HSO
7:35 a.m.
[6] 1039 CF
7:37 a.m.
[7] 1039 SP
7:50 a.m.
[8] 1039 STAR 1141
7:51 a.m.
[9] 1039 EKA CITY 1141
7:53 a.m.
[10] 1039 FOPD
3:30 p.m.
[12] Incident 250313HM0016 was reopened. Comment: Incident Reopened : PER DOT NO CLOSURE FRM 1900 - 0700 HRS WILL KEEP OPEN WITH 1184 IN PLACE WITH 60 MIN DELAYS
3:32 p.m.
[14] 1039 HSO
3:33 p.m.
[16] 1039 FOPD
3:34 p.m.
[19] 1039 STAR 1141
3:34 p.m.
[18] 1039 CITY 1141
3:35 p.m.
[20] 1039 ST PKS

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