California Highway Patrol Implements Road Closure at Highway 96 and Portuguese Creek After Assistance Calls

AI SUMMARY: The California Highway Patrol Dispatch log shows that there was a closure of a road at Highway 96 and Portuguese Creek. Calls were made by Mt. Shasta Ambulance and Seiad Valley Store requesting information on how to get through the closure, and the situation was transferred to the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office. The SCSO eventually allowed parties to start going through the closure slowly and planned to fully reopen the road shortly after. Other updates include discussions between officers about the closure location and setting up the closure by the CHP. Overall, there were multiple communications and updates regarding the road closure throughout the day.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 8:53 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:49 a.m.
[44] SEIAD VALLEY STORE CALLED IN / REQ HOW TO GET DELIVERY DOWN TO THEM THRU CLOSURE - XFR TO SCSO
6:49 a.m.
[45] BRIAN FROM MT SHASTA AMBULANCE CALLED IN REQ HOW TO GET EMPLOYEE THRU CLOSURE - XFR TO SCSO
6:50 a.m.
[46] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from AOD-Assist Other Departments to CLOSURE-Closure of a Road by CHP [Shared]
7:05 a.m.
[49] PER S1 ANY EXCEPTIONS TO THE HARD CLOSURE COMES F/ THE SCSO BECAUE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ASKED US TO PUT IT IN PALCE
7:17 a.m.
[50] 1039 SCSO
8:49 a.m.
[52] 1039 CT
8:49 a.m.
[51] SCSO ADVS OK TO START LETTING PTYS THRU CLOSURE SLOWLY, REOPENING FULLY SHORTLY,
9:58 a.m.
[54] SCSO 96 NOW OPEN OK TO PULL CT OFF CLOSURE
9:58 a.m.
[55] 1039 CT
7:55 p.m.
[8] [Appended, 20:02:45] [2] WILL BE WORKING ON ROAD CLOSURES AND EVACUATIONS
7:57 p.m.
[11] [Appended, 20:02:45] [5] 1039 41-S2 LL / WILL CONTACT SCSO SGT
7:57 p.m.
[1] ROAD CLOSERS
8:02 p.m.
[12] [Appended, 20:02:45] [6] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from CLOSURE-Closure of a Road to AOD-Assist Other Departments by CHP
8:07 p.m.
[16] 1039 215-3 WILL NOTIFY SUPERVISOR AND GET A CREW AND BE ENRT [Shared]
8:17 p.m.
[19] 1039 41-12 WILL CONTACT 41-S2 [Shared]
9:22 p.m.
[21] C41-070 CONF WITH S2 MM FOR CLOSURE
9:25 p.m.
[22] C41-070 PER 41-S2 MM 66.13 WIDE TURNOUT WEST OF 38729 SR96 // CT IS HEADED THERE TO PICKA SPOT THAT CAN ACCOMIDATE BIG RIG UNITS /
9:25 p.m.
[23] C41-070 ADV THEY MAY NEED TO ADJ 1020 WHEN CT IS 1097
9:27 p.m.
[25] C41-070 1097
10:18 p.m.
[32] C41-012 1097 MM 56.99 PORTG CRK
10:55 p.m.
[34] C41-070 CT IS 1097 SETTING UP CLOSURE
11:35 p.m.
[39] C41-012 CT IS 1097 CLOSURES SET UP 1098

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