Tree Blocking Half of Highway 199 Prompts Response from Caltrans

AI SUMMARY: A traffic hazard was reported at 5552-5581 Highway 199 at 12:12 am. A tree with a diameter of 6 inches was blocking half of the roadway. The reporting party indicated they would block the roadway to prevent vehicles from hitting the tree. The Department of Transportation was called and is en route to the scene. The tree was ultimately cleared from the roadway with no further blockages reported.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 12:42 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


12:12 a.m.
[1] TREE 1125
12:15 a.m.
[9] 6" IN DIAMETER // BLOCKING HALF ROADWAY
12:16 a.m.
[10] PER RP HE IS GOING TO BLOCK ROADWAY SO VEHS DONT HIT IT // SAG
12:18 a.m.
[13] 10-39 DOT // CALL OUT ENRT
12:38 a.m.
[19] 1039 DOT // 1022 [Shared]
12:38 a.m.
[18] C95-087 TREE OO RDWY / NEG 1125 / 1022 DOT [Shared]

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