Yosemite, CA…The Tioga Road in Yosemite National Park will open for all vehicular traffic Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at noon. The Tioga Road, bounded on both sides by State Highway 120, is the popular east-west crossing of the Sierra Nevada. “We would like to thank all of our road crews, as well as our partners […]
Angels Camp, CA…The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on Hwys 4, 12, 26, 49, 108 & 120. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county and location of […]
Calaveras County – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 12 (SR-12) from the Calaveras/San Joaquin County line to SR-49 for striping operations. Crews will begin work on Sunday, May 15, 2016, through Friday, May 20, 2016, from 7:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. Crews will […]
La Grange, CA…CHP is reporting over 20 cows our in the roadway near Carmelita Ln and Buena Vista Dr. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00169 Type: Animal Hazard Location: Carmelita Ln / Buena Vista Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.658179 -120.329390 Close Detail Information 7:59 AM 3 [14] STILL 1125 7:26 AM 2 [3] […]
Lake Alpine, CA…Caltrans will swing the gates open past Lake Alpine at noon tomorrow to open Hwy 4 over Ebbetts Pass for the summer driving season. The snow has been cleared, 300 tons of rocks have been dynamited and removed, roads repaired and they are ready to go. Great Job Caltrans!!! Getting it open before […]
Sheep Ranch, CA…When we head to the Government Center in San Andreas many times we take the back way down Avery Sheep Ranch Road and through Mountain Ranch. It gives us an opportunity to see some of the fairest parts of the county and also take some quick peeks at progress on Butte Fire Recovery. […]
Angels Camp, CA…(Frogtown, USA)…New service this year: Calaveras Transit will take residents of Murphys and Arnold to the fair for FREE on Saturday, May 21! The bus will stop at the Arnold Library on Blagen Road, at Big Trees Market, and at Murphys Suites. Fair goers from Valley Springs also have a free shuttle available […]
San Andreas, CA….CHP is reporting a couple of incidents right now. There is a collision On Mountain Ranch Road & Pulling Vehicle From Creek On Murphys Grade. Please use caution in the area….
Mokelumne Hill, CA….CHP is reporting a vehicle vs pole incident near Rail Road Flat & Rolling Oaks Dr. Please use caution as crews will be working in the area making repairs…. Incident: 00092 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Railroad Flat Rd / Rolling Oaks Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.287027 -120.496858 Close Detail Information 9:42 AM […]
Copperopolis, CA…CHP is reporting a GMC into vs a home on Feather Drive. Sounds like a deliberate act as parties were fighting before the collision with the stationary object. Might want avoid the area until law enforcement can deal with the incident… Incident: 00328 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: 912 Feather Dr Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: […]
West Point, CA…An unknown party was driving a Chevy in the eastbound traffic lane of State Route 26 at an unknown speed. A 73 year old Stockton man was driving his Ford and was stopped on private property preparing to turn left onto westbound SR-26. After checking both directions on SR-26, and when it was […]
Soulsbyville, CA….CHP is reporting logs on fire near South Sunshine & Hwy 108. Please use caution for emergency personnel working in the area… Incident: 00855 Type: Report of Fire Location: S Sunshine Rd / Sr108 Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 37.991449 -120.276978 Close Detail Information 10:20 PM 2 [2] WALL OF LOGS ON FIRE 10:20 PM 1 […]
West Point, CA…CHP is reporting a possible injury collision near Hwy 26 & Niderost Ln. Please use caution and expect delays in the area…. Incident: 00215 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr26 / Niderost Ln Loc Desc: 26 AT NIDER Lat/Lon: 38.413215 -120.541423 Close Detail Information 3:24 PM 6 [12] [Rotation Request Comment] *** 1039 […]
Sonora, CA…CHP is reporting that a woman forgot to put her vehicle in park and it ran over her. Incident reported near Habitat for Humanity. Over in Groveland a Toyota Forerunner went off the roadway and into the trees. please use caution in these areas…. Incident: 00376 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: 11293 Daimon Loc […]
Stockton, CA…In this Caltrans News Flash, you get a front-row seat as Caltrans maintenance crews clear highways, cutting through steep and narrow mountain passes, including the Sonora pass in Tuolumne County, and the Ebbetts and Monitor passes in Alpine County. Snow and ice must be shoved off the road, rocks and debris must be removed, […]
Angels Camp, CA…An Angels Camp man was traveling northbound on Pool Station Road at approximately 40-45 mph. He made an unsafe turning movement to the left. Due to his unsafe turning movement he allowed his Ford to leave the roadway and enter the west shoulder. When the Ford entered the west shoulder it collided with […]
Mokelumne Hill, CA….CHP is reporting a non-injury collision near Moke Hill Elementary on Hwy 26. A lane is blocked. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00049 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr26 / Sr49 Loc Desc: NR MOKE ELEM SCHOOL Lat/Lon: 38.297792 -120.704669 Close Detail Information 6:36 AM 2 [3] RNG 1125 WB 26 […]
San Andreas, CA…On May 2, 2016 at approximately 1650 hours an Angels Camp man was driving his Cadillac southbound on SR-49 north of Treat Ave. at two miles per hour, slowing for stopping traffic ahead. An Arnold man was driving his Mercedes to the rear of the Cadillac at 5 miles per hour. A Valley […]
Tuttletown, CA…CHP is reporting a jackknifed big rig blocking both lanes of Hwy 49 near Jackass Hill. Please use caution in the area. Incident: 00453 Type: Traffic Hazard Location: Sr49 / Jackass Hill Rd Loc Desc: JSO Lat/Lon: 37.990116 -120.473647 Close Detail Information 3:36 PM 5 [6] 1039 61-2 3:34 PM 4 [5] [Rotation Request […]
Angels Camp, CA…The latest schedule of road repairs and maintenance that will affect your travels in our area and as you travel. Locally crews will be working on Hwys 4, 12, 26, 49, 108 & 120. Below is Caltrans plans for repairs and maintenance on local roads. It shows the route, county and location of […]
San Andreas, CA…CHP is reporting a Vehicle Collision Near Hwy 49 & Mountain Ranch Road. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00071 Type: Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj Location: Sr49 / Mountain Ranch Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.189123 -120.674532 Close Detail Information 7:41 AM 2 [4] ***** 1039 SAM BERRI TOW 209-728-3931 ***** 7:40 AM 1 […]
Columbia, CA…CHP is reporting a male doing pushups in the middle of the roadway near Parrotts Ferry and Columbia Villa. Must be a new form of interval training. Pushups in the space between vehicles in traffic…plus a few forces reps if a vehicle runs over you. Anyway…please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00550 Type: […]
Valley Springs, CA…CHP is reporting a vehicle rollover near the 26 and 12 intersection. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00175 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr26 / Sr12 Loc Desc: VALLEY SPRINGS Lat/Lon: 38.191538 -120.829016 Close Detail Information 12:02 PM 2 [2] 1039 CALA SO 12:01 PM 1 [1] VEH ROLLOVER Unit Information […]
Jamestown, CA…CHP is reporting a Non-Injury Hit & Run Near Jacksonville Rd and Stent Cut Off Rd. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00131 Type: Hit and Run No Injuries Location: Jacksonville Rd / Stent Cut Off Rd Loc Desc: APPROX 1/4 MILE JNO Lat/Lon: 37.918735 -120.413521 Close Detail Information 7:20 AM 6 [8] […]
Jamestown, CA….And so it begins….as the grasses start to dry the fires are starting at lower elevations. CHP is reporting a brush fire on Hemming Road. Lets be careful out there. It’s a bit too early to have to start worrying about fire season… ncident: 00456 Type: Report of Fire Location: 19600 Hemming Rd Loc […]
Angels Camp, CA…CHP is reporting an Overturned Vehicle Incident Blocking Traffic On Hwy 4 Between Appaloosa & Stallion Incident: 00206 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr4 / Appaloosa Way Loc Desc: BTWN APPALOOSA / STALLION Lat/Lon: 38.049420 -120.631128 Close Detail Information 2:52 PM 3 [3] 1039 CALSO 2:51 PM 2 [2] LANDED ON WHEELS // […]
West Point, CA…The week of May 2, 2016 CALFIRE, in cooperation with Sierra Pacific Industries, will conduct a prescribed burn to reduce forest fuels along Winton Road just east of the community of West Point near Lily Valley Circle. This burn project is part of the Winton- Schaads Vegetation Management Plan. The purpose of the […]
San Andreas, CA…San Andreas – Sunday, May 1, 2016, at 8:00 a.m. the Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) will require burning permits within State Responsibility Areas of Tuolumne County, Calaveras County, Eastern Stanislaus County and Eastern San Joaquin County. Burn hours vary; contact the Air Pollution Control […]
Sacramento – After a thorough investigation, CAL FIRE has determined that the 2015 Butte Fire was sparked by a tree that came into contact with a Pacific Gas & Electric Company powerline. Investigators were dispatched as part of the initial response to the Butte Fire and immediately began working to determine the origin and cause […]
Calaveras County, CA…The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors today said it will pursue all legal avenues and seek hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation from Pacific Gas and Electric Co. after a Cal Fire investigation determined the utility was guilty of causing the 2015 Butte Fire. The County said it will also seek an […]
