Highway 36 Closed at Mile Marker 15 Due to Slide in Construction Zone

Photo: Caltrans

AI SUMMARY: A section of Highway 36 E in Humboldt County was closed at mile marker 15.00 due to a slide in a construction zone. The road was initially open to one-way traffic with up to 60-minute delays expected, but it was later fully closed by the Department of Transportation. The closure was not expected to be lifted until sometime the next morning, and updates were anticipated from DOT around 8:30 pm. Multiple agencies were notified and responded to the closure, including the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office, California Highway Patrol, Ferndale Police Department, Eureka City, and ambulance services.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 7:37 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


7:30 a.m.
[17] [Notification] [CHP]-PE CT RDWY OPEN TO 1 WAY TRAFF UP TO 60 MIN DELAYS
7:31 a.m.
[18] 1039 HSO
7:31 a.m.
[20] 1039 CF
7:32 a.m.
[22] 1039 FOPD
7:33 a.m.
[24] 1039 SP
7:33 a.m.
[23] 1039 EKA CITY 1141
7:34 a.m.
[25] 1039 STAR 1141
1:42 p.m.
[1] RDWAY CLOSED DUE TO SLIDE IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE
1:44 p.m.
[6] 1039 CF
1:44 p.m.
[5] ATC HSO X2 106
1:45 p.m.
[8] 1039 FOPD
1:45 p.m.
[7] 1039 EKA CITY 1141
1:46 p.m.
[10] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from INFO-Information to CLOSURE-Closure of a Road by CHP
1:46 p.m.
[9] 1039 NORCOMM
1:54 p.m.
[12] 1039 HSO
1:54 p.m.
[13] 1039 STAR 1141
7:30 p.m.
[14] PER DOT STILL CLOSED THEY ARE GOING TO CALL FOR UPDATE AROUND 2030HRS
8:05 p.m.
[15] PER DOT, FULL CLOSURE, NOT EXPECTED TO OPEN UNTIL SOMETIME TOMORROW MORNING

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