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Toppled tree, mudslides block lanes of Highway 13 in Oakland Hills north of Piedmont

OAKLAND -- A downed tree and mudslides blocked both southbound lanes of Highway 13 in the Oakland-Berkeley hills overnight and were still impacting traffic Monday morning.

The incident was first reported at around 10 p.m. Sunday near the Broadway Terrace exit of Highway 13. A portion of the tree was also blocking one lane of northbound 13 for a time.

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Additional small mudslides and trees fell onto the highway at about 4 a.m. 

Traffic was being diverted onto Broadway Terrace. As of around 11:40 a.m. there was no estimate for when the highway will reopen, according to Caltrans. The Caltrans Twitter account posted images of the continuing clean-up.

No injuries were reported.

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