Chain Controls In Effect For I-80, Highway 50 In Sierra
Chain controls are in effect on portions of Interstate 80 and Highway 50, said CHP Truckee.
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Chain controls are in effect on portions of Interstate 80 and Highway 50, said CHP Truckee.
Officers say a man ran onto Highway 50 in Sacramento Friday morning and had to be detained.
Officers say their patrol vehicle was struck by a DUI suspect while they were already on the side of the road investigating a deadly crash in Placerville.
An overturned tanker truck blocked several lanes along Highway 50 in Sacramento late Friday morning.
Caltrans says the lanes are all clear.
A five-vehicle crash on Highway 50 near Watt Avenue has five people injured, said Metro Fire Sacramento.
Road crews will be closing Highway 50 next week along Echo Summit as they remove loose rock and debris.
Within hours of Highway 50 reopening after a rockslide at Echo Summit, another rockslide temporarily closed down the roadway. Traffic has already been allowed to pass back through, but Caltrans said it will monitor the area into next week.
Highway 50 at Echo Summit is back open after nearly a day of being blocked by a cabin-sized boulder that fell onto the road.
Highway 50 in Sacramento is back open after a big rig started leaking fuel after a crash early Wednesday morning.
Living along Highway 50 has not been easy this year due to the devastating Caldor Fire and now a major snowstorm causing power outages, fuel shortages and stress around the holiday season.
While the major Sierra highways are back open as of Wednesday morning, officials are urging people to stay home to keep traffic to a minimum.
After a deluge of snow wreaked havoc on Sierra highways, crews are starting to make some headway in reopening roads.
A Sacramento family stuck in Tahoe for days because of the snow isn't upset, but celebrating a longer vacation.
A man who barricaded himself in a vehicle after a chase along Highway 50 in El Dorado County has been arrested.
Roadwork that impacted drivers in midtown, downtown and East Sacramento was completed ahead of schedule Sunday.
A motorcyclist died Saturday after crashing on Interstate 50 in downtown Sacramento.
A motorcyclist died Saturday after crashing on Interstate 50 in downtown Sacramento.
Clean-up crews spent the morning shoveling manure off of Highway 50 after a dump truck had to make a quick stop to avoid crashing.
While the storm has trailed off and the sun is now shining in many parts of the valley Monday morning, the Sierra is continuing to be hit with snow.
The bulk of the project is to replace medians and fill in gaps on the highway where there wasn't a median before. The new bridge and under crossing will allow access to the north and south of Highway 50.
Construction chaos is leading to an increase in crashes on Highway 50 in Sacramento.
Highway 50 back open means back to business and tourism but the reopening day wasn't as busy as some expected.
Highway 50 is back open in the Sierra Tuesday morning after being closed for weeks because of the Caldor Fire.
Highway 50 opened temporarily between Kyburz and Meyers Monday to just property owners and delivery drivers.
