Caltrans I80 update: CLOSURE

Marc MERLIN marc at merlins.org
Sat Mar 17 05:42:02 PDT 2018


Update in http://marc.merlins.org/snow/roadinfo/i80/ : 2018:03:17 05:42

Change since last update http://marc.merlins.org/snow/roadinfo/i80/i80.2018:03:17-05:42.diff :
-[IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]  **FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC:      IS CLOSED TO ALL TRUCKS AT APPLEGATE (PLACER CO) - DUE TO TRACTION CONCERNS  
-IS CLOSED TO EASTBOUND TRAFFIC AT COLFAX (PLACER CO) - DUE TO TRACTION  CONCERNS 
-**FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC:      IS CLOSED TO WESTBOUND TRAFFIC AT THE NEVADA STATE LINE  - DUE TO TRACTION  CONCERNS 
+[IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]  **FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC:      IS CLOSED TO SINGLE DRIVE AXLE TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER COMBINATIONS  AT APPLEGATE (PLACER CO) - DUE TO TRACTION CONCERNS - SINGLE DRIVE AXLE   TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER COMBINATIONS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE 
+CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW  TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM COLFAX (PLACER CO) TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE 
+IS REOPENED TO EASTBOUND TRAFFIC AT COLFAX (PLACER CO) AT 0535 HRS ON  3/17/18 
+**FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC:      IS CLOSED TO SINGLE DRIVE AXLE TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER COMBINATIONS  AT THE NEVADA STATE LINE - DUE TO TRACTION CONCERNS - SINGLE DRIVE AXLE   TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER COMBINATIONS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE 
+CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW  TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM THE NEVADA STATE LINE TO COLFAX (PLACER CO) 

New state from http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/i80 saved at http://marc.merlins.org/snow/roadinfo/i80/i80.2018:03:17-05:42
[IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA - SOLANO CO]      NO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ARE REPORTED FOR THIS AREA. 
[IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]  **FOR EASTBOUND TRAFFIC:      IS CLOSED TO SINGLE DRIVE AXLE TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER COMBINATIONS  AT APPLEGATE (PLACER CO) - DUE TO TRACTION CONCERNS - SINGLE DRIVE AXLE   TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER COMBINATIONS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE 
CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW  TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM COLFAX (PLACER CO) TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE 
PLEASE RESEARCH CHAIN CONTROL LOCATIONS AS CALTRANS IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO   UPDATE CHAIN CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNET MAPPING,   LIKE GOOGLE MAPS & MAPQUEST. 
IS REOPENED TO EASTBOUND TRAFFIC AT COLFAX (PLACER CO) AT 0535 HRS ON  3/17/18 
**FOR WESTBOUND TRAFFIC:      IS CLOSED TO SINGLE DRIVE AXLE TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER COMBINATIONS  AT THE NEVADA STATE LINE - DUE TO TRACTION CONCERNS - SINGLE DRIVE AXLE   TRACTOR-SEMITRAILER COMBINATIONS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE 
CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW  TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM THE NEVADA STATE LINE TO COLFAX (PLACER CO) 
PLEASE RESEARCH CHAIN CONTROL LOCATIONS AS CALTRANS IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO   UPDATE CHAIN CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNET MAPPING,   LIKE GOOGLE MAPS & MAPQUEST. 

Main page with google maps of Caltrans reporting points:
http://marc.merlins.org/snow/tahoe_caltrans.shtml



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