All Mountain Passes Closed At This Time, 80, 50 & 88 All Closed

Lake Tahoe, CA….All mountain passes are closed at this time. In something we don’t normally see as Caltrans usually tried to keep at least Hwy 50 open if 80 and 88 become impassable.

I 80

[IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA – SOLANO CO]
A HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AT THE SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE /IN SAN FRANCISCO/ (SAN FRANCISCO,ALAMEDA CO) – TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CAMPERS, TRAILERS OR PERMIT LOADS

[IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM COLFAX (PLACER CO) TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE – DUE TO REDUCED VISIBILITY – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

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

US 50

[IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA]
TRAFFIC IS BEING HELD FROM TWIN BRIDGES TO MEYERS (EL DORADO CO) – DUE TO AVALANCHE CONTROL

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM 1.5 MI WEST OF KYBURZ TO MEYERS (EL DORADO CO)

PLEASE RESEARCH CHAIN CONTROL LOCATIONS AS CALTRANS IS CURRENTLY WORKING OT UPDATE CHAIN CONSTROL DESCRIPTIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNET MAPPING, LIKE GOOGLE MAPS & MAPQUEST

A HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM THE SACRAMENTO/EL DORADO CO LINE TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE – TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CAMPERS, TRAILERS OR PERMIT LOADS

SR 88

[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM HAM’S STATION (AMADOR CO) TO 1 MI WEST OF WOODFORDS (ALPINE CO) – DUE TO SNOW – MOTORISTS 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 DEW DROP TO HAM’S STATION (AMADOR CO)

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM 1 MI WEST OF WOODFORDS TO 3.5 MI EAST OF WOODFORDS (ALPINE CO0

PLEASE RESEARCH CHAIN CONTROL LOCATIONS AS CALTRANS IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO UPDATE CHAIN CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNET MAPPING, LIKE GOOGLE MAPS & MAPQUEST.