Arnold, CA…This is our Morning Chain Control Update. This highway information is the latest reported by Caltrans as of Friday, January 29th, 2021 at 07:15 AM. Some of the changes since last night are that the controls have been lowered to Murpys and Soulsbyville on Hwys 4 & 108. Hwy 88 remains closed before Kirkwood and the controls have been lifted on Hwy 26 so you will no longer need to chain up to get to West Point from Mokelumne Hill. Full details are below…

SR 4
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA]
IS CLOSED FROM 0.5 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF SR 207 /MT REBA TURNOFF/ TO THE JCT OF SR 89 /EBBETTS PASS/ (ALPINE CO) – FOR THE WINTER – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM MURPHYS TO 3 MI EAST OF MURPHYS (CALAVERS CO)

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM 3.5 MI EAST OF MURPHYS (CALAVERAS CO) TO THE MT REBA TURNOFF (ALPINE CO)

PLEASE RESEARCH CHAIN CONTROL LOCATIONS AS CALTRANS IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO UPDATE CHAIN CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNET MAPPING, LIKE GOOGLE MAPS & MAPQUEST.

SR 26
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA & SIERRA NEVADA]
NO TRAFFIC RESTRICTIONS ARE REPORTED FOR THIS AREA.

SR 49
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA]
CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 3.1 MI NORTH OF THE MADERA/MARIPOSA CO LINE TO 8.8 MI SOUTH OF MARIPOSA (MARIPOSA CO)

PLEASE RESEARCH CHAIN CONTROL LOCATIONS AS CALTRANS IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO UPDATE CHAIN CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNET MAPPING, LIKE GOOGLE MAPS & MAPQUEST.

[IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA]
IS CLOSED FROM DOWNIEVILLE TO THE NORTH JCT OF SR 89 (SIERRA CO) – DUE TO SPIN-OUTS – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 3.5 MI NORTH OF CAMPTONVILLE (YUBA CO) TO SATTLEY (SIERRA CO)

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM SIERRAVILLE (SIERRA CO) TO THE SIERRA/PLUMAS CO LINE

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON SINGLE AXLE DRIVE VEHICLES TOWING TRAILERS FROM 7.3 MI SOUTH OF VINTON TO VINTON (PLUMAS CO)

PLEASE RESEARCH CHAIN CONTROL LOCATIONS AS CALTRANS IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO UPDATE CHAIN CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNET MAPPING, LIKE GOOGLE MAPS & MAPQUEST.

SR 88
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM 6.3 MI EAST OF HAM’S STATION TO KIRKWOOD /CARSON SPUR/ (AMADOR CO) – DUE TO SNOW – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

IS CLOSED FROM 2 MI EAST OF KIRKWOOD TO 5 MI WEST OF PICKETTS JCT /CARSON PASS/ (ALPINE CO) – DUE TO AVALANCHE CONTROL – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM 7 MI EAST OF PINE GROVE TO 6.3 MI EAST OF HAM’S STATION (AMADOR CO)

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM KIRKWOOD (AMADOR CO) TO 3.5 MI EAST OF WOODFORDS (ALPINE CO)

PLEASE RESEARCH CHAIN CONTROL LOCATIONS AS CALTRANS IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO UPDATE CHAIN CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNET MAPPING, LIKE GOOGLE MAPS & MAPQUEST.

SR 108
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM 7.2 MI EAST OF STRAWBERRY (TUOLUMNE CO) TO 5.4 MI WEST OF THE JCT OF US 395 (MONO CO) /SONORA PASS/ – FOR THE WINTER – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 6 MI EAST OF SONORA TO EAST TWAIN HARTE (TUOLUMNE CO)

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM EAST TWAIN HARTE TO 7.2 MI EAST OF STRAWBERRY (TUOLUMNE CO)

CHAINS OR SNOW TIRES ARE REQUIRED FROM 3.8 MI WEST OF THE JCT OF US 395 TO THE JCT OF US 395 (MONO CO)

PLEASE RESEARCH CHAIN CONTROL LOCATIONS AS CALTRANS IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO UPDATE CHAIN CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNET MAPPING, LIKE GOOGLE MAPS & MAPQUEST.

[YOSEMITE NAT’L PARK]
FOR YOSEMITE NAT’L PARK ROAD INFORMATION CALL 209-372-0200

SR 120
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA & SIERRA NEVADA]
IS CLOSED FROM CRANE FLAT TO 3.5 MI WEST OF JCT OF US 395 /TIOGA PASS/ (TUOLUMNE, MONO CO) – FOR THE WINTER – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

IS CLOSED FROM 2 MI EAST OF THE JCT OF US 395 TO 6 MI WEST OF THE JCT OF US 6 (MONO CO) – FOR THE WINTER – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

CHAINS ARE REQUIRED ON ALL VEHICLES EXCEPT 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VEHICLES WITH SNOW TIRES ON ALL 4 WHEELS FROM 8.5 MI EAST OF GROVELAND (TUOLUMNE CO) TO THE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY

PLEASE RESEARCH CHAIN CONTROL LOCATIONS AS CALTRANS IS CURRENTLY WORKING TO UPDATE CHAIN CONTROL DESCRIPTIONS FOR CONSISTENCY WITH INTERNET MAPPING, LIKE GOOGLE MAPS & MAPQUEST.

[YOSEMITE NAT’L PARK]
FOR YOSEMITE NAT’L PARK ROAD INFORMATION CALL 209-372-0200