Rock Slide Closes US 50 Near Echo Summit

Echo Summit, CA…Cabin-sized rock at Echo Summit blocking E/B and W/B US 50. Road will be closed through the night. Find alternative routes for morning commute. No ETO (Estimated Time of Opening). A few photos of the pebbles from CHP South Lake Tahoe are below…

Incident: 00039 Type: Mud/Dirt/Rock Location: 6683 Mm50 E Ed 66.80 Loc Desc: ECHO SUMMIT Lat/Lon: 38.812921 -120.030211
Detail Information
9:24 PM 35 [102] CORR LN 100 / REOPEN @ 1400 HRS TOMORROW BEST CASE SCENARIO [Shared]
9:24 PM 34 [100] 13-201 VIA LL PER BILL MEADOW MYERS LEAD SUPERVISOR – GRANITE CONSTRUCTION IS PLANNING ON STARTING BLASTING @ 0500 TOMRROW and RDWY WILL REOPEN @ 1400 HRS / MEDIA IS 97 [Shared]
9:23 PM 33 [99] 44-140 NEG PTYS JUMPING CLOSURE FOR OVER AN HR [Shared]
9:23 PM 32 [98] 44-S2 AFFIRM NEWS MEDIA OKAY – LOTS OF OUT OF STATE VEHS – MAKE SURE CLOSURES AND GATES ARE CLOSED [Shared]
9:22 PM 31 [97] 44-140 CPYS – SOME HAVE SQUEEZED THRU AS WELL AS NEWS MEDIA [Shared]
9:22 PM 30 [96] 44-S2 RELAY TO CLOSURE AT SLY PARK DO NOT LET ANY VEH GET ON FRWY THAT ARE NOT R [Shared]
9:04 PM 29 [93] 13-S2 VIA LL REQ TO HAVE CMS SIGNAGE ADV THAT TRAF WILL BE AFFECTED THROUGH THE MORNING TIME TOMRROW DUE TO THE BLAST / HAS ADVd THE LT and WILL ALSO UPDATE SOCAIL MEDIA [Shared]
8:34 PM 28 [91] [Notification] [CHP]-CLOSURE IS JOHNSON PASS RD (WEST SIDE) AND MEYERS EAST SIDE [Shared]
7:51 PM 27 [86] EDSO ADV THEIR UNIT IS JUST CONCERNED THAT VEH WILL CONT AND A TK WILL GET JACK KNIFED [Shared]
7:44 PM 26 [82] EDSO REQ CT HARD CLOSURE YARD ON W SIDE – COULD NOT ADV WHICH YARD THIS IS – STATES THEY WILL SEE IT WHEN THEY ARE ITA IF A BIG RIG REACHES THIS POINT THEY WILL JACK KNIFE [Shared]
7:33 PM 25 [76] EDSO ALSO REQ CALTRANS SET UP HARD CLOSURE AT THEIR YARD /// MSG SENT TO TMC [Shared]
7:23 PM 24 [72] 1039 EDSO 50 CLOSED FROM SLY PARK TO N UPPER / ETO 8- 10 HRS AS OF APPROX 1800 HRS
7:19 PM 23 [71] [Notification] [CHP]-EB CMS’ ARE NOW STATING TO US 50 CLOSED // OVERNIGHT // AT SLY PARK OR US 50 CLOSED // OVERNIGHT // USE E-16 [Shared]
7:17 PM 22 [69] [Notification] [CHP]-CT ETA 15 MINS FOR HARD CLOSURE [Shared]
7:17 PM 21 [68] CHICO CC CPZ REQ FOR HARD CLOSURE @ SLY PARK
7:11 PM 20 [64] 1039 ENTAC
6:39 PM 19 [61] AFFIRM SR88 IS OPEN / WB TRAF BEING TURNED @ 89/50 ROUNDABOUT IN MYERS
6:35 PM 18 [60] [Notification] [CHP]-44-140 INQ IF ANY ALT ROOT – IS SR88 OPEN [Shared]
6:22 PM 17 [58] B44-004 97 W/ 140 TO SET UP HARD CLOSURE THEN HEAD UP THE HILL
6:20 PM 16 [55] 44-S2 START CT CREW TO START HARD CLOSURE W/ 44-140 AT SLY PARK
6:19 PM 15 [54] B44-004 HAVE CT TURNED OFF CMS ABOUT ROAD WORK MON-FRI
6:19 PM 14 [53] 13-L VIA LL// REQ TO NOTIFY DOT TO CHANGE CMS — ENTIRE RDWY CLOSED ATLEAST 8 HOURS
6:11 PM 13 [48] 44-S2 8-10 HR ETA TO OPEN 50 – HAVE 44-4 GO ALL THE WAY TO THE SUMMIT TO ASSIST TURNING VEHS AROUND – 44-140 STAY AT SLY PARK
6:06 PM 12 [44] 13-S2 CPZ LN 43 – WILL GIVE A 1021 IN A MOMENT
5:56 PM 11 [37] [Notification] [CHP]-CMS SIGNS HAVE BEEN ACTIVATED FROM STATELINE TO DAVIS ADVISING ROAD CLOSED [Shared]
5:56 PM 10 [36] [Notification] [CHP]-^ISSUE SIGALERT HWY 50 IS CLOSED OVER THE SUMMIT DUE TO A MASSIVE ROCK SLIDE. THERE IS NO ESTIMATED TIME OF CLEARING. [Shared]
5:52 PM 9 [34] 1039 EDSO LINE 33 WILL TRY TO GET SOMEONE ENRT TO TURN EB TRFC ON THE WEST SIDE POSS ITA OF SIERRA AT TAHOE
5:50 PM 8 [29] 1039 PLACERVILLE CHP
5:48 PM 7 [28] 1039 EDSO FOR BEAT INFO
5:45 PM 6 [24] CORR LN 21 / 201 CPZ
5:43 PM 5 [19] BOTH LANES 1125 / IMPASABLE / ALL TRFC STOPPED
5:42 PM 4 [14] 1039 TMC
5:40 PM 3 [4] [Appended, 17:40:26] [2] BOTH LNS BLOCKED
5:40 PM 2 [2] 1 IS THE SIZE OF A SEMI
5:40 PM 1 [1] SLIDE BLOCKING ALL OF 50
Unit Information
7:31 PM 17 Unit Cleared
6:02 PM 16 Unit Enroute
6:02 PM 15 Unit Assigned
7:31 PM 14 Unit Cleared
6:01 PM 13 Unit Enroute
6:01 PM 12 Unit Assigned
6:17 PM 11 Unit Cleared
5:55 PM 10 Unit Assigned
8:01 PM 9 Unit Cleared
5:43 PM 8 Unit Assigned
6:59 PM 7 Unit Cleared
6:26 PM 6 Unit At Scene
5:42 PM 5 Unit Assigned
9:45 PM 4 Unit Cleared
5:49 PM 3 Unit At Scene
5:40 PM 2 Unit Enroute
5:40 PM 1 Unit Assigned