Caltrans: Highway 50 is not opening Sunday after mudslide closed road at Ice House
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Sun, 02/12/2017 - 9:45am
UPDATE SUNDAY 3:40PM: California Highway 88 westbound is bumper to bumper traffic. Motorists can expect delays from Kirkwood westbound. The highway is one of the only ones moving in both directions due to Highway 50 being closed, and major delays westbound I-80 from the state line to Truckee due to mud slide removal.
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UPDATE SUNDAY: Caltrans will not be opening Highway 50 west of Echo Summit on Sunday. They are making an updated announcement at noon.
There was another mudslide at Kyburz that crews are also working on. The road is open for those who live on the route with proof of residency.
The other major route taking travelers out of Lake Tahoe, I80, is down to one lane westbound due to mudslide work. Expect major delays from the state line to Truckee according to Caltrans.
The other route, SR88, still has chain controls up near Silver Lake.
Stay tuned for updates.
UPDATE 10:10PM: Caltrans now estimates it will be 6 p.m. Sunday before Highway 50 at Ice House Road reopens. If this changes again we will update this story.
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Caltrans says Highway 50 at Ice House Road is expected to be closed until 6 p.m. Sunday, February 12. This is an estimate and will depend on time it will take to clear the massive slide of mud and boulders. Once open, the road will be one-way controlled traffic.
One vehicle was caught in the mudslide Friday at Ice House Road. The occupants, a man, woman and dog from the San Jose area, were unharmed.
Elsewhere, both the westbound and eastbound lanes of I-80 over Donner are now open, according to Caltrans.
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