Highway 96 E Closed at 1500 Due to Fire, DOT to Reassess at 0900

AI SUMMARY: At 8:16 am, Highway 96 E was closed due to a fire. The Department of Transportation (DOT) reported that the road was still closed at 8:17 am, and they planned to assess whether it could be reopened at a meeting at 9:00 am. If the road was able to be opened, the DOT would notify the California Highway Patrol to send out a Highway Work Ahead sign before the roadway was opened.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 8:19 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


8:16 a.m.
[1] RD CLOSED DUE TO FIRE
8:17 a.m.
[3] PER DOT STILL CLOSED , THEY WILL BE MEETING AT 0900 TO ACCESS IF ABLE TO OPEN , DOT WILL ADVS
8:17 a.m.
[4] IF RD OPENS WILL NEED TO SEND HEWAB ADVS RDWY OPEN
12:09 p.m.
[5] ROAD WILL REMAIN CLOSED TILL UKN TIME TOMORROW PER 16-S4

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