Multiple vehicle spinouts amid snowy conditions have led road officials on Interstate 80 in the Sierra to occasionally hold traffic. Caltrans said traffic was held for both directions of the interstate over Donner Summit. Road maps show traffic is flowing again.Chain controls are expected when traveling up the Sierra on Friday. Caltrans said Highway 89 at Emerald Bay will be closed until the storms clear up. Crews are expecting to clean up the road sometime next week.Meanwhile, westbound traffic on I-80 at the Nevada state line was turned around due to a rockslide. That has since been cleared.Westbound I-80 traffic was also held in Truckee, and eastbound traffic is was held at Castle Peak.The snow on Friday is a preview of the weather to come this weekend. The KCRA 3 weather team is calling Saturday an Impact Day due to heavy Sierra snowfall expected throughout the day. Monday, MLK Day, is also an Impact Day as a second storm with similar strength is expected to move through.Road officials say “dangerous mountain travel” will be from Friday through Monday.Real-time traffic map(App users, click here to see our real-time traffic map.)This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.
Multiple vehicle spinouts amid snowy conditions have led road officials on Interstate 80 in the Sierra to occasionally hold traffic.
Caltrans said traffic was held for both directions of the interstate over Donner Summit. Road maps show traffic is flowing again.
Chain controls are expected when traveling up the Sierra on Friday. Caltrans said Highway 89 at Emerald Bay will be closed until the storms clear up. Crews are expecting to clean up the road sometime next week.
Meanwhile, westbound traffic on I-80 at the Nevada state line was turned around due to a rockslide. That has since been cleared.
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Westbound I-80 traffic was also held in Truckee, and eastbound traffic is was held at Castle Peak.
The snow on Friday is a preview of the weather to come this weekend. The KCRA 3 weather team is calling Saturday an Impact Day due to heavy Sierra snowfall expected throughout the day. Monday, MLK Day, is also an Impact Day as a second storm with similar strength is expected to move through.
Road officials say “dangerous mountain travel” will be from Friday through Monday.
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Real-time traffic map
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This is a developing story. Stay with KCRA 3 for the latest.
