From marc at merlins.org Mon Sep 30 09:30:03 2019 From: marc at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 09:30:03 -0700 Subject: Caltrans I80 twitter update Message-ID: New post on http://twitter.com/caltransdist3 : Chain controls have been dropped on I-80, but the roads are still wet. Please slow for the weather conditions! When is the last time you checked your tire pressure and tread? http://pic.twitter.com/y5P9JEr8ng _______________________________________________ I80 mailing list I80 at lists.merlins.org http://lists.merlins.org/lists/listinfo/i80 From marc at merlins.org Mon Sep 30 09:30:06 2019 From: marc at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 09:30:06 -0700 Subject: Caltrans I80 twitter update Message-ID: New post on http://twitter.com/caltransdist3 : Traffic camera view of I-80 over Donner Summit _______________________________________________ I80 mailing list I80 at lists.merlins.org http://lists.merlins.org/lists/listinfo/i80 From marc at merlins.org Mon Sep 30 09:30:07 2019 From: marc at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 09:30:07 -0700 Subject: Caltrans I80 twitter update Message-ID: New post on http://twitter.com/caltransdist3 : Traffic Update: I-80 Westbound has reopened at the Nevada Stateline. Expect delays. chptruckee _______________________________________________ I80 mailing list I80 at lists.merlins.org http://lists.merlins.org/lists/listinfo/i80 From marc at merlins.org Mon Sep 30 09:30:08 2019 From: marc at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 09:30:08 -0700 Subject: Caltrans I80 twitter update Message-ID: New post on http://twitter.com/caltransdist3 : Nevada County, I-80 has all westbound traffic lanes blocked approximately 4 miles east of Truckee due to mutliple collisions. There is no estimated time of clearing. Motorists should expect delays and use an alternate route. http://pic.twitter.com/sPIqTpRknr _______________________________________________ I80 mailing list I80 at lists.merlins.org http://lists.merlins.org/lists/listinfo/i80 From marc at merlins.org Mon Sep 30 09:55:28 2019 From: marc at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 09:55:28 -0700 Subject: It snowed and you got no Emails Message-ID: <20190930165526.GH3527@merlins.org> Yeah, sorry about that. Turns out Caltrans' online website is under maintenance, and has been for a while now: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/roadinfo/sr88 My list and webpage went up in 2010, it's been 9 years already, time flies. In the meantime, a few things have improved: - Caltrans will now give warnings at least half the time, usually more, before they're planning on closing roads for avalanche safety - They have a twitter feed that's easier to get push notifications from (sadly it also contains unrelated stuff, and my code filters those out) - they have http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ and an android app to show you graphical chain controls, because seriously, where is Nyack anyway? But outside of twitter, they still don't have a good push solution for road info and impeding closures only, and twitter is not always up to date with the main caltrans website. My lists should have sent twitter warnings too, but did not. This was because twitter blocked my server from talking to them as they didn't like that I sent a few queries every minute (sigh). For bonus points, twitter makes it possible to contact them through any means to discuss the block and get help. I seem to be unblocked right now, so I've reduced the frequency to 10mn and re-enabled twitter. We'll see how that works. For the caltrans site, seems that they silently moved their roadinfo to https://roads.dot.ca.gov/ The way to query it and parse it is a bit different. I'll work on it and make it work soon. Marc -- "A mouse is a device used to point at the xterm you want to type in" - A.S.R. Microsoft is to operating systems .... .... what McDonalds is to gourmet cooking Home page: http://marc.merlins.org/ From marc at merlins.org Mon Sep 30 14:10:02 2019 From: marc at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:10:02 -0700 Subject: Caltrans I80 update Message-ID: Update in http://marc.merlins.org/snow/roadinfo/i80/ : 2019:09:30 14:10 Change since last update http://marc.merlins.org/snow/roadinfo/i80/i80.2019:09:30-14:10.diff : -[IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA] EASTBOUND TRUCKS ARE BEING SCREENED AT APPLEGATE (PLACER CO) - DRIVERS MUST HAVE MAXIMUM CHAINS IN THEIR POSSESSION IN ORDER TO PROCEED - PERMIT LOADS ARE PROHIBITED -WESTBOUND TRUCKS ARE BEING SCREENED AT OVERLAND TRAIL RD /IN TRUCKEE/ (NEVADA CO) - DRIVERS MUST HAVE MAXIMUM CHAINS IN THEIR POSSESSION IN ORDER TO PROCEED - PERMIT LOADS ARE PROHIBITED New state from https://roads.dot.ca.gov/ saved at http://marc.merlins.org/snow/roadinfo/i80/i80.2019:09:30-14:10 [IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA - SOLANO CO] NO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ARE REPORTED FOR THIS AREA. [IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA] NO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ARE REPORTED FOR THIS AREA. Main page with google maps of Caltrans reporting points: http://marc.merlins.org/snow/tahoe_caltrans.shtml _______________________________________________ I80 mailing list I80 at lists.merlins.org http://lists.merlins.org/lists/listinfo/i80 From marc at merlins.org Mon Sep 30 14:21:13 2019 From: marc at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 14:21:13 -0700 Subject: It snowed and you got no Emails In-Reply-To: <20190930165526.GH3527@merlins.org> References: <20190930165526.GH3527@merlins.org> Message-ID: <20190930212113.GJ3527@merlins.org> On Mon, Sep 30, 2019 at 09:55:28AM -0700, Marc MERLIN wrote: > For the caltrans site, seems that they silently moved their roadinfo to > https://roads.dot.ca.gov/ > The way to query it and parse it is a bit different. I'll work on it and > make it work soon. I wrote new code to support the new website and tested it. It seems to work, so I just made it live. If you speak unix, the new way to get caltrans info is: wget -O - --post-data="roadnumber=$road" https://roads.dot.ca.gov/ 2>/dev/null | sed -e '1,/\/h3/ d' -e "/^
New post on http://twitter.com/caltransdist3 : TrafficAlert: Permit loads will be restricted once again on I-80 EB from Boca to the Nevada state line between 7 am and 4 pm Wednesday through Friday. Emergency guardrail repairs require lane reductions for safety. Read more: https://bit.ly/2nZrtHX http://pic.twitter.com/nluuWN75sP _______________________________________________ I80 mailing list I80 at lists.merlins.org http://lists.merlins.org/lists/listinfo/i80 From marc at merlins.org Mon Sep 30 16:30:03 2019 From: marc at merlins.org (Marc MERLIN) Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2019 16:30:03 -0700 Subject: Caltrans I80 twitter update Message-ID: New post on http://twitter.com/caltransdist3 : Caltrans guardrail removal on I-80 _______________________________________________ I80 mailing list I80 at lists.merlins.org http://lists.merlins.org/lists/listinfo/i80