I-80 Remains Closed, Highway 50 Reopens Through Sierra Amid Heavy Snow

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DONNER SUMMIT (CBS13) — With snowfall inactive a problem, 1 large road done the Sierra stay closed connected Monday portion different reopened.

Interstate 80 is closed from Colfax to the Nevada State Line owed to debased visibility. For section traffic, chains are besides required from 3.4 miles eastbound of Gold Run to the Nevada State Line.

Highway 50 was closed from 8.3 miles eastbound of Placerville to Meyers, but afloat reopened Wednesday night. For section traffic, concatenation controls are successful effect from 2.8 miles eastbound to 8.3 miles eastbound of Placerville, arsenic good arsenic 9 miles eastbound of Placerville to Meyers.

#ICYMI TrafficAlert UPDATE (1 of 3):
❄️US-50 OPEN from Point View Dr. successful Placerville to Meyers (@CountyElDorado).🥳
❄️I-80 CLOSED from Colfax to the Nevada State-line.🥶
❄️EB SR-20 CLOSED @ Nevada St. (@NevadaCountyCA).#KnowBeforeYouGo https://t.co/HS687UgNj7 1 (800) 427-7623. pic.twitter.com/XyFLfBDUg8

— Caltrans District 3 (@CaltransDist3) December 28, 2021

Both freeways were closed implicit the play owed to debased visibility, dense snow, downed powerfulness lines and downed trees crossed the roads.

Several parts of Highway 88 (from Dew Drop to 3.5 miles eastbound of Silver Lake, 3.5 miles eastbound of Silver Lake to Kirkwood, 2 miles eastbound of Kirkwood to 5 miles westbound of Picketts Junction, and Picketts Junction to Woodfords) are besides closed.

Highway 89 is closed from Eagle Point Campground to Bliss State Park and from Sierraville to Sattley

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No estimated clip of reopening has been fixed by Caltrans yet.