by Press Release | Jul 7, 2022 | Death Valley, Inyo County, Public Safety, Road Conditions
INYO COUNTY – Caltrans would like to remind drivers that the Badwater 135 Ultramarathon will begin on Monday, July 11. The three-day race will see 95 endurance runners traveling 135 miles from the Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America at 282’ below sea...
by Press Release | Jun 4, 2022 | CalTrans, Press Release, Road Conditions
LEE VINING — Work will begin Monday, June 6, on the Mono Mills Chip Seal Project in Mono County. The project, which will apply an asphalt rubber chip seal to the existing pavement surface, will help preserve more than seven miles of State Route 120 East near...
by Press Release | May 26, 2022 | Inyo National forest, Mono County, News Releases, Press Release, Road Conditions
Inyo National Forest officials are announcing the opening of Lakes Basin Road for the 2022 season tomorrow, Friday May 27 at 2:00 p.m. The Eastern Sierra Transit Authority will also begin public shuttle service in the Lakes Basin the following day (Saturday)....
by Press Release | Apr 1, 2022 | CalTrans, General Misc. Stories, Road Conditions
MONO COUNTY — Caltrans reopened State Route 89/Monitor Pass from its winter closure today at noon. The highway, the northernmost mountain pass in District 9 connecting Mono County to Ebbetts Pass and Alpine County, originally closed for the season on December 16,...
by Press Release | Jan 13, 2022 | General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release, Public Safety, Road Conditions, Weather
With record-breaking snow accumulation throughout the state, all visitors to California’s National Forests should plan ahead and ensure your vehicles are snow ready as road conditions may impact access heading into Martin Luther King Jr. weekend. Visitors are...
by Press Release | Dec 14, 2021 | California Highway Patrol, General Misc. Stories, News Releases, Press Release, Road Conditions
On December 13, 2021, at approximately 4:23 PM, CHP Bridgeport was notified of a two vehicle traffic crash on US 395 approximately 2 miles north of SR 108 at the south end of the Walker Canyon north of Chris Flat Campground. US 395 was snowy and icy with...
