Re: Highway 395 Open, Chains Required

US 395
[IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA]
NO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ARE REPORTED FOR THIS AREA.

[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED 1 MI NORTH OF THE JCT OF SR 203 TO BRIDGEPORT (MONO CO)
- DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

Highway Patrol says they will keep it closed until at least midnight.

Shelters are open in Bridgeport and June Lake.

It's open now.

US 395
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM 1 MI NORTH OF THE JCT OF SR 203 TO BRIDGEPORT (MONO CO)
- DUE TO SNOW - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 17 MI NORTH OF BISHOP TO 1 MI
NORTH OF THE JCT OF SR 203 (MONO CO)

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM BRIDGEPORT (MONO CO) TO THE
NEVADA STATE LINE

- LARGE TRUCKS WITH SINGLE-AXLE-DRIVE TOWING TWO TRAILERS ARE PROHIBITED IN
CHAIN CONTROL AREAS

A HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM THE INYO/MONO CO LINE TO THE
NEVADA STATE LINE - TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CAMPERS, TRAILERS OR PERMIT
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I 80
IS CLOSED FROM COLFAX (PLACER CO) TO TRUCKEE (NEVADA CO) - DUE TO SNOW
- MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

CHP Log:

2:51PM **UPDATE SIGALERT**CALTRANS IS TURNING ALL VEHICLES AROUND WESTBOUND 80 AT TRUCKEE DUE TO ACCIDENTS AND SPINOUTS
1:18PM ** SIGALERT ** CALTRANS IS TURNING ALL VEHICLES AROUND EAST BOUND 80 AT COLFAX DUE TO NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SPINOUTS, UNKNOWN TIME OF OPENING

A shelter for stranded motorists is available at the June Lake Community Center.

Sounds like El Nino has finally arrived!

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The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas.
-- Carl Sagan

US 395
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM OLANCHA THE JCT OF SR 190
/IN OLANCHA/ TO LONE PINE (INYO CO)

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 16 MI NORTH OF BISHOP TO 16 MI NORTH
OF BISHOP (MONO CO)

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW
TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM 16 MI NORTH OF BISHOP TO 7 MI SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT
(MONO CO)

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 7 MI NORTH OF BRIDGEPORT (MONO CO)
TO THE NEVADA STATE LINE

- LARGE TRUCKS WITH SINGLE-AXLE-DRIVE TOWING TWO TRAILERS ARE PROHIBITED IN
CHAIN CONTROL AREAS

A HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM THE INYO/MONO CO LINE TO THE
NEVADA STATE LINE - TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CAMPERS, TRAILERS OR PERMIT
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US 395
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 8 MI NORTH OF THE
SAN BERNARDINO/KERN CO LINE TO 9 MI SOUTH OF INYOKERN (KERN CO)

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 9.2 MI NORTH OF THE
KERN/INYO CO LINE TO LONE PINE (INYO CO)

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 11 MI NORTH OF BISHOP (INYO CO) TO
16 MI NORTH OF BISHOP (MONO CO)

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW
TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM 16 MI NORTH OF BISHOP TO 8 MI SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT
(MONO CO)

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 8 MI SOUTH OF BRIDGEPORT (MONO CO)
TO NEVADA STATE LINE

- LARGE TRUCKS WITH SINGLE-AXLE-DRIVE TOWING TWO TRAILERS ARE PROHIBITED IN
CHAIN CONTROL AREAS

A HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM THE INYO/MONO CO LINE TO THE
NEVADA STATE LINE - TRAVEL IS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CAMPERS, TRAILERS OR PERMIT
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