Rough Winter Has Meant Series Of Closures On Highway 50 And Interstate 80
It's been a rough winter for people traveling in and out of the Sierra as both Highway 50 and Interstate 80 have been closed several times this year.
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It's been a rough winter for people traveling in and out of the Sierra as both Highway 50 and Interstate 80 have been closed several times this year.
Highway 50 continues to succumb to the weather, with a lane collapsing near Bridal Veil Falls.
A key mountain route between Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe is closed indefinitely because of a series of mudslides.
Authorities say Highway 50 in the Sierra will be closed indefinitely due to mudslides.
An 11-year-old boy was killed after a car crash near Placerville early Wednesday morning.
An overturned big rig has a major on-ramp in West Sacramento blocked Thursday morning.
The identity of the man killed in a Sunday crash involving four vehicles on has been released.
The stretch of Highway 50 over the Sacramento River started showing signs of cracking shortly after it was resurfaced in 2014. A new polymer was applied to the bridge's surface, costing taxpayers $26 million.
A multiple-car accident has lanes of eastbound Highway 50 blocked in East Sacramento.
Both directions of Highway 50 are scheduled to be closed for a time Sunday morning for blasting work.
One lane of Highway 50 is partly back open in the area of the Kyburz Fire. But traffic is moving slowly because it is being metered and drivers are being escorted about a mile by Caltrans vehicles.
Traffic on Highway 50 is moving again, but moving slowly, after one of the highway lane reopened through the area of the Kyburz Fire.
All lanes on the westbound side of Highway 50 are back open after a vehicle rolled over and caught fire earlier this morning.
A multiple vehicle crash has a portion of westbound Interstate 80 late Tuesday morning.
A crash involving multiple vehicles was blocking lanes of westbound Highway just 50 east of Bradshaw Road.
One of the two victims killed in a head-on crash on Highway 50 in Sacramento Sunday has been identified.
One person is dead and another was critically injured after a collision on Highway 50 on Sunday night. The crash happened on eastbound Highway 50, just past the Interstate 5 connector.
The woman who, last month, drove the wrong way on Highway 50 and collided head-on with another vehicle was driving drunk, says the CHP.
The four people who died in a wrong way crash on Highway 50 Wednesday have been identified.
Traffic was at a standstill on westbound Highway 50 Wednesday morning as crews investigated a crash that killed four people.
Caltrans sent inspectors to have a close look at the Pioneer Bridge, and the agency says the structure itself is sound and safe for drivers.
Tow truck drivers laid to rest one of their own who was killed in a high-and-run on Highway 50.
The California Highway Patrol is looking for a suspect who planted a pipe bomb along Highway 50 in Sacramento on Wednesday.
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Michael C. Bower, 29, of Dixon pulled in his tow truck at around 7:50 p.m. on Monday night on westbound Highway 50 near Jefferson Boulevard. The truck was having mechanical issues, and he placed emergency triangles at the back of his truck as a precaution for other drivers.
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