Metal Road Sign Causes Traffic Hazard on Highway 101 North and Highway 255 Off-Ramp

AI SUMMARY: A traffic hazard was reported at Highway 101 North and Highway 255 Offramp at 12:24am. A 16-17 foot metal part was blocking the road, possibly originating from the 7th Street Bridge. No other vehicles were involved. Off-duty Officer Phillips removed the metal piece from the roadway, which turned out to be a road sign. Another officer moved a yellow diamond sign to the right-hand side, which was previously blocking the merge lane from Highway 255 to Highway 101.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 12:35 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


12:24 a.m.
[4] PIECE 16-17 FT METAL PART 1125
12:24 a.m.
[5] POSS CAME FROM THE 7 TH ST BRIDGE
12:25 a.m.
[6] NEG OTHER VEHS INVLD
12:28 a.m.
[8] PER OFF DUTY OFCR PHIILIPS PULLING PIECE OO RDWY
12:29 a.m.
[9] OFCR PHILLIPS ADV THAT IT IS THE RD SIGN
12:33 a.m.
[11] PER MOVED YELLOW DIAMOND SIGN TO RHS ADV THAT IT WAS IN MERGE LN FROM 255 TO 101
12:41 a.m.
[15] C16-010 NOTIFY CAL TRANS MERGGE LANE SIGN GORE POINT BO
12:42 a.m.
[18] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1125-Traffic Hazard to 20002-Hit and Run No Injuries

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