Ladder Struck on Highway 101 Causes Traffic Hazard and Temporary Road Closure

AI SUMMARY: A traffic hazard was reported on Highway 101 North at Highway 199 North CON and Highway 199. At 10:27, the hazard was blocking the number 2 lane. By 10:32, the California Highway Patrol estimated that it would take a crew 10 minutes to arrive at the scene. At 10:33, an officer was stopping southbound traffic for 5 minutes because a ladder had been struck and was spread across the roadway. Fortunately, by 10:37, the roadway was cleared of the hazard.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:39 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


10:27 a.m.
[2] #2 LN
10:29 a.m.
[5] 1039 CT
10:30 a.m.
[12] [Appended, 10:31:39] [4] BOTH LNS
10:32 a.m.
[13] CT 10 MIN ETA [Shared]
10:33 a.m.
[16] A95-067 STOPPING SB TRAFFIC FOR 5 MIN LADDER HAS BEEN STRUCK AND IS SPREAD ACROSS RDWY [Shared]
10:36 a.m.
[18] 1039 CT [Shared]
10:37 a.m.
[19] 95-67 RDWY IS CLR [Shared]

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