Traffic Hazard Cleared at Highway 101 North and Trinidad Offramp, Sweeper Needed

AI SUMMARY: At 4:21 pm, there was a traffic hazard on Highway 101 North at the Trinidad Offramp involving a vehicle in both northbound lanes. The vehicle continued on the offramp. The California Highway Patrol contacted the Department of Transportation at 4:24 pm and requested a sweeper. The sweeper was deemed necessary and most of the hay on the road had been moved to the right-hand side, with the rest expected to dissipate with the flow of traffic. The situation was cleared at 4:42 pm.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 4:45 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:21 p.m.
[2] IN BOTH NB LNS
4:21 p.m.
[3] VEH CONT ONN
4:24 p.m.
[6] 1039 DOT
4:38 p.m.
[10] 1039 DOT // WILL ADV UNIT SWEEPER NEEDED
4:42 p.m.
[14] A16-019 1022 SWEEPER MOST HAY HAS BEEN MOVED TO RHS OTHER WILL DISIPATE W/ TRAFFIC
4:42 p.m.
[16] 1039 CT

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