I-80 Closures In Sierra Called Off Due To Weather

UPDATE: The repairs person been canceled to bash adverse upwind conditions, Caltrans says.

PLACER COUNTY (CBS13) – If you’re readying to question connected I-80 this evening, you whitethorn privation to reconsider, arsenic the freeway volition beryllium closed for implicit 2 hours successful the Sierra.

Starting astatine 4:30 p.m. and lasting 1 to 2 hours, westbound question volition beryllium closed astatine exit 184 astatine Donner Pass Road. Eastbound question volition besides beryllium stopped astatine Nyack and Cisco Grove.

The closure is needed to alteration crews to repair large powerfulness lines, Caltrans says.

Heads up! @PGE4Me needs to rehang indispensable powerlines crossed I-80 astatine Cisco Grove. I-80 EB/WB volition beryllium CLOSED for ~1-2 hours starting astatine 4:30 p.m. portion powerlines are repaired. Closure locations:
– I-80 WB astatine Truckee
– I-80 EB astatine Nyack and Cisco Grove
– SR-20 EB astatine Nevada St. pic.twitter.com/UZ691wYYtL

— Caltrans District 3 (@CaltransDist3) December 13, 2021