Traffic Update….SUV & Trailer Off Hwy 4 Near Darby Russell

Traffic Update….SUV & Trailer Off Hwy 4 Near Darby Russell

Murphys, CA….CHP is reporting a SUV & Pickup off roadway near Hwy 4 and Darby Russell. Details seem to be a bit in flux. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00297 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr4 / Horseshoe Dr Loc Desc: BTWN HORSESHOE AND DARBY RUSSEL Lat/Lon: 38.186721 -120.371428 Close Detail Information 7:08 […]

Traffic Update…Collision On North Hess and Phoenix Lake Road In Sonora

Traffic Update…Collision On North Hess and Phoenix Lake Road In Sonora

Sonora, CA…CHP is reporting a collision at North Hess Ave and Phoenix Lake Road between a tan Toyota Highlander and a white Ford Ranger. No injuries have been reported at this time. CHP Traffic Incident Information Page Communication Centers OK Searches OK Resources OK Merced Communications Center Auto Refresh Off ListMap Number of Incidents: 7Updated […]

Names Released In Highway 26 Collision

Names Released In Highway 26 Collision

West Point, CA… On October 5th, 2016 at 2:11 p.m. CHP received reports of a two vehicle collision on SR-26, east of Higdon Road. Lynne Cowan of West Point was driving a 2006 Hyundai eastbound on SR-26 while Ronald Rankin of West Point was driving a 2006 Toyota westbound on SR-26. The driver of the […]

Traffic Update…Head On Collision On Hwy 26

Traffic Update…Head On Collision On Hwy 26

West Point, CA…CHP is reporting a head on collision on Hwy 26 near Higdon Road. Lanes are blocked by debris. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00190 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr26 / Higdon Rd Loc Desc: BETW MOKE RIVER BRIDGE Lat/Lon: 38.410013 -120.555563 Close Detail Information 2:13 PM 5 [4] FIRE ALSO […]

Traffic Update….Lanes Blocked Near Hwy 108 & N. Tuolumne

Traffic Update….Lanes Blocked Near Hwy 108 & N. Tuolumne

Twain Harte, CA…CHP is reporting a collision with a Jeep blocking the eastbound lane on Hwy 108. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00316 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr108 / N Tuolumne Rd Loc Desc: MONO / TUOLUMNE Lat/Lon: 38.039236 -120.217612 Close Detail Information 12:48 PM 3 [6] [Appended, 12:50:06] [3] NEG 1125 […]

Traffic Update…Minor Injury Collision On Hwy 4

Traffic Update…Minor Injury Collision On Hwy 4

Copperopolis, CA…CHP is reporting a minor injury collision on Hwy 4 near Hunt Road. Please use caution in the area… Incident: 00152 Type: Trfc Collision-Minor Inj Location: SR4 / Hunt Rd Loc Desc: WB JEO BONANZA MINE Lat/Lon: 38.035105 -120.649811 Close Detail Information 12:28 PM 4 [6] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 SAM BERRI 209 7283931———— […]

Traffic Update….Head On Collision Near Hwy 49 & Ridge Road, Vehicle Off Mountain Ranch Road

Traffic Update….Head On Collision Near Hwy 49 & Ridge Road, Vehicle Off Mountain Ranch Road

Sutter Creek, CA….CHP is reporting a multi-vehicle head on collision on Hwy 49 and Ridge Road. There is also a vehicle off the roadway on Mountain Ranch Road. Please use caution in these areas.. Incident: 00307 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: Sr49 / Ridge Rd Loc Desc: UPPER Lat/Lon: 38.378432 -120.802394 Close Detail Information 7:57 […]

Senator Gaines Disappointed In Signing Of Senate Bill 1146

Senator Gaines Disappointed In Signing Of Senate Bill 1146

Sacramento, CA…Senator Ted Gaines (R-El Dorado) today issued the following statement regarding Governor Brown’s signing of Senate Bill 1146 (Lara), a bill that discriminates against all religious-based universities and infringes their ability to ensure faith-based practices are upheld on campus, undermining the concrete right of religious freedom guaranteed in the First Amendment. “We are heading […]

CHP Sonora On Fatality On New Priest Grade

CHP Sonora On Fatality On New Priest Grade

Groveland, CA…On October 2, 2016, just after 10 AM, 59 year old Riverbank resident, Billy Trabucco was driving a 2004 Chevrolet pickup westbound on State Route 120 approaching Grizzly Road at an unknown rate of speed. Trabucco failed to negotiate a right curve in the roadway and drove across the eastbound lane of traffic and […]

Traffic Incident…Solo Vehicle Overturned On Hwy 4

Traffic Incident…Solo Vehicle Overturned On Hwy 4

Murphys, CA…CHP is reporting an overturned vehicle, off the roadway and into the brush near Hwy 4 and Darby Russel. It appears to be non-injury. Let’s be careful out there on the slick road conditions. Incident: 00049 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: Sr4 / Darby Russell Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.178372 -120.382989 Close Detail Information […]

Traffic Update….Fatality On New Priest Grade

Traffic Update….Fatality On New Priest Grade

Groveland, CA…CHP and the Tuolumne County Coroner’s office are working a sad incident this morning where a vehicle has gone over the side of Hwy 120 in the New Priest Grade section. The vehicle was about 400ft down an embankment with the victim still in the vehicle. From all of us at ThePineTree.net out thoughts […]

Mariposa Grove Prescribed Fire

Mariposa Grove Prescribed Fire

Yosemite National Park, CA…Yosemite National Park fire managers are planning a 148 acre Mariposa Grove prescribed fire possibly on Sunday October 2, 2016, weather and air quality permitting. Ignition will take approximately two days with an additional seven to 14 days of active burn down. Smoke will be present during the prescribed fire and in […]

Hwy 108 Delays From Lyons Damn Road To Pinecrest

Hwy 108 Delays From Lyons Damn Road To Pinecrest

Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control and lane closures on various points of eastbound and westbound State Route 108 (SR-108). Work will occur as follows: One-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound SR-108 from Lyons Dam Road to Strawberry East for tree work beginning Sunday, October 2, 2016, […]

Hwy 120 Maintenance From Old Priest Grade To Yosemite National Park

Hwy 120 Maintenance From Old Priest Grade To Yosemite National Park

Tuolumne County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 120 from Old Priest Grade Road to the west boundary of Yosemite National Park for tree work. Crews will begin work Sunday, October 2, 2016, through Friday, October 7, 2016, from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. […]

Maintenance From State Route 12 To State Route 49 In San Andreas

Maintenance From State Route 12 To State Route 49 In San Andreas

Calaveras County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 12 (SR-12) from the San Joaquin/Calaveras County line to SR-49 in San Andreas for striping operations. Crews will begin work on Sunday, October 2, 2016, through Friday, October 7, 2016, from 7:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. […]

Highway 49 Delays Between Copello Drive & Poole Station Road

Highway 49 Delays Between Copello Drive & Poole Station Road

Calaveras County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on northbound and southbound State Route 49 (SR-49) from Copello Drive to San Domingo Creek for drainage work. Work will begin on Tuesday, October 4, 2016, through Wednesday, October 5, 2016, from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. One-way traffic control will occur […]

Traffic Control On Shelton Road To State Route 49 In Calaveras County

Traffic Control On  Shelton Road  To State Route 49 In Calaveras County

Calaveras County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 26 (SR-26) from Shelton Road to SR-49 in Mokelumne Hill for striping operations. Work will begin on Sunday, October 2, 2016, through Friday, October 7, 2016, from 7:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. One-way traffic control will […]

State Route 4 Maintenance To Route 49 In Angels Camp

State Route 4 Maintenance To Route 49 In Angels Camp

Calaveras County, CA…The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform one-way traffic control on eastbound and westbound State Route 4 (SR-4) from the Stanislaus/Calaveras County line to SR-49 in Angels Camp for paving operations. Crews will begin work on Monday, October 3, 2016, through Friday, October 7, 2016, from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Motorists […]

Marshes Fire Reaches 45% Containment, One Way Traffic Controls In Place On Hwy 49

Marshes Fire Reaches 45% Containment, One Way Traffic Controls In Place On Hwy 49

Coulterville, CA…Road Closures: Hwy. 49 between Hwy. 120 and the Tuolumne-Mariposa County line remains closed. Hwy. 49 opened for single-lane traffic with a pilot car at 8:00 o’clock this morning. Marshes Flat Road open to residents only. The Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Department is maintaining the roadblock. Current Situation: Firefighters held the area burned on the […]

Chain Installer Orientation And Permits

Chain Installer Orientation And Permits

Stockton, CA…Individuals interested in becoming chain installers on California State Highways in the Sierra Nevada can contact the Caltrans Maintenance Office at (209) 736-0187. Permits are available for State Routes 4, 88, 89, 108 and 207 in Calaveras, Alpine, Amador and Tuolumne Counties. All new applicants are required to attend an orientation class, which will […]

Marshes Fire Holding At 1,000 Acres, Containment Rises To 30%, Evacuations Lifted

Marshes Fire Holding At 1,000 Acres, Containment Rises To 30%, Evacuations Lifted

Couldterville, CA…PG&E has restored power. The Red Cross shelter at the Hacienda will be closed down. Conditions continue to be hot and dry. Steep, rugged terrain making this fire difficult to access. Air and ground resources continue constructing containment lines. Hwy. 49 between Hwy. 120 and the Tuolumne-Mariposa County line remains closed. Marshes Flat Road […]

Vehicle Parked In Dry Grass Sparked 1000 Acre Marshes Fire

Vehicle Parked In Dry Grass Sparked 1000 Acre Marshes Fire

San Andreas, CA…CAL FIRE has determined the Marshes Fire burning in Tuolumne County was started by a vehicle parked in dry grass. The Marshes Fire started on Monday, September 26 approximately two miles up Marshes Flat Road, south of State Highway 49 in the community of Moccasin and has burned 1,000 acres. The investigation revealed […]

Traffic Update…Motorcycle Down On Hwy 49

Traffic Update…Motorcycle Down On Hwy 49

Coulterville, CA….CHP is reporting a motorcycle vs car south of Coulterville on Hwy 49 near the Bagby Bridge. Please use caution in the area…. Incident: 00127 Type: Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt Location: SR49 / SR132 Loc Desc: JSO Lat/Lon: 37.710429 -120.196961 Close Detail Information 7:02 AM 4 [7] 1039 61-4 7:01 AM 3 [5] 1039 FIRE/1141 […]

Marshes Fire Increases In Acreage With Mandatory Evacuation Still In Effect

Marshes Fire Increases In Acreage With Mandatory Evacuation Still In Effect

Moccasin, CA…Update as of 8:30 a.m., The fire off of Hwy 49 and Marshes Flat road has reached approximately 930 acres and 0% containment. Hwy 49 is still closed through Mariposa-Tuolumne Co. line and at hwy 120. There are approximately 850 personnel assigned to this fire. Conditions continue to be hot and dry. Steep and […]