Steel Plate Hazard on Southbound Highway 101 in Mendocino - Lane Closed due to Hole

AI SUMMARY: A traffic hazard was reported at 5600 Highway 101 South in Mendocino around 6:00 PM. Steel plates were blocking the southbound lane, with one plate moved and a hole in the lane. The California Highway Patrol contacted Caltrans at 6:34 PM and the responding officer was unable to locate the plates at 7:14 PM, but did not see any holes in the roadway. By 7:20 PM, the officer had found the steel plate and requested assistance from Caltrans.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 7:23 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:31 p.m.
[2] STEEL PLATES 1125 SB LN / ONE PLATE MOVED AND HOLE IN LANE
6:34 p.m.
[5] 1039 CT
7:14 p.m.
[8] B105-056 UTL 98 PLATES OO RDWY NEG HOLES SEEN
7:20 p.m.
[10] PER 105-56 LOCATED STEEL PLT / REQ 1039 CT
7:21 p.m.
[12] 1039 CT / PER CT UNIT WILL BE ENRT ALSO

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