April kicks off in the Sierra with chain controls on I-80
Just days after Northern California saw a stretch of record high temperatures, the high Sierra Nevada was once again getting snow.
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Just days after Northern California saw a stretch of record high temperatures, the high Sierra Nevada was once again getting snow.
A man has died after an early morning crash that blocked all lanes along Interstate 80 in Solano County on Monday.
Both Interstate 80 and Highway 50 in Northern California's high country were seeing extended closures as extreme weather blankets the region.
Northern California is being hit by another storm on Thursday. Drivers should expect chain controls and closures along I-80 and Highway 50.
A man died after police said he was shot by a Richmond detective on Interstate 80 in Contra Costa County, closing the westbound lanes for most of Thursday.
A driver died after being ejected from a vehicle in a crash down an embankment off Interstate 80 in Nevada County, authorities said.
Some Solano County drivers have been quick to report frustration with the new express lanes on Interstate-80 that recently launched in Vacaville and Fairfield.
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A coconut oil spill in Yolo County has forced some roads off Interstate 80 to close Friday afternoon.
This will be the last week to drive toll-free through the new express lanes on Interstate 80 in Solano County.
Drivers heading up to the Northern California high country on Thursday should expect some serious traffic headaches.
A person has died after a crash on the Travis Boulevard overpass in Fairfield early Tuesday morning.
Chain controls were back up on Interstate 80 as of Monday morning as another weather system moves through the region.
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission announced that tolling on the new Express Lanes on Interstate 80 in Solano County will begin in December, with drivers being required to pay tolls every day of the week.
Westbound Interstate 80 was closed early Friday afternoon when oil spilled onto the freeway, leading to a big rig crash, officials said.
Northern California had been soaked by an early-season storm Monday into Tuesday, leaving roads slick across the region.
The California Highway Patrol said the crash happened on westbound I-80 at Highway 174 in Colfax.
Just weeks after a major closure disrupted traffic between Natomas and West Sacramento, Caltrans has begun another 55-hour full shutdown of westbound Interstate 80 this weekend between the two areas.
A motorcyclist died after a crash within a construction zone on eastbound Interstate 80 in Placer County on Wednesday, causing a significant traffic delay, according to authorities.
Two lanes of Capital City Freeway in Sacramento are scheduled to be closed for 24 hours this weekend, Caltrans said on Thursday.
A solo big rig crash on westbound Interstate 80 near Colfax in Northern California brought traffic to a standstill on Tuesday evening, officials said.
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