Highway 18 Update
Updates after 3:17pm
Beginning tonight (Friday
Nov. 7) at 7 p.m., SR-18 will open to traffic between 40th Street in San
Bernardino to SR-138 (Crestline cut-off). The "residents and businesses only"
restrictions have been lifted for all of the mountain communities and access is
now open to the general public. The closure was due to emergency repairs to
damaged and destroyed segments of guardrail and regulatory signage, as well as
removing charred trees and large rocks along State Route 18 and 330 in the
aftermath of the "Old
Fire."
Motorists
can continue on SR-138 to the Crestline area. One travel lane in each direction
will be available to motorists for the duration of the emergency repair work on
SR-18. The segment of SR-18 from SR-138 to Nob Hill in Running Springs will
remain closed during the emergency repair work for both work crews and public
safety. State Route 189 is also open. SR- 330 has opened temporarily to traffic
with California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer escort during the morning and
evening commute hours from 5:00 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. and again from 5:00 p.m. to
7:30 p.m. Morning traffic will be down-bound only and evening traffic will be
up-bound only on a daily basis or until further notice. Repair work on both
routes
continues.
The
opening of the fire-damaged roads could change suddenly due to adverse weather
conditions. Please plan ahead as both SR-18 and SR-330 may experience increased
congestion due to the restricted road conditions. Your patience is appreciated
during the emergency repair work. For the latest traffic advisories on
fire-damaged road closures, go to www.dot.ca.gov/dist8.
Posted: Sat
- November 8, 2003 at 03:14 PM