Flooding Causes Traffic Hazard at Startare Drive and Onramp, Requests Road Closure

AI SUMMARY: There was a traffic hazard on Startare Drive and the Startare Drive onramp. The roadway was flooded, with the tunnel also flooding. The California Highway Patrol notified the Eureka Police Department, who in turn would notify the city of Eureka and request closure of the tunnel.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:34 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


11:02 a.m.
[2] RDWY FLOODED
11:14 a.m.
[6] 1039 EPD WILL NOTIFY CITY OF EUREKA
11:31 a.m.
[8] PER 16-25 TUNNEL FLOODED REQ CLOSURE
11:32 a.m.
[10] 1039 EPD FOR PUBLIC WORKS

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