Chain controls and spin-outs making for slow exit from Lake Tahoe

Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/26/2020 - 11:22am

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Its been a standstill in Meyers Sunday morning as snow perhaps caught some people without chains on their vehicles by surprise. Caltrans was holding traffic on Highway 50 in Meyers as crews worked to get cars out of snowbanks on Echo Summit, but it has since started moving. They were pulling in multiple towtrucks from the area and advising them to tow all cars without chains. Some tow trucks were stuck in traffic on North Upper Truckee Road and on the highway. I80 near the SR89 exit is slow-moving at this time.

Expect snow or rain in the Sierra through the afternoon.

Chain controls as of 10:00 a.m. January 26:

US50
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on US-50 from mile post 59.8 in El Dorado County to mile post 70.6 in El Dorado County in California.

SR88
Chains or Snow Tires Required - on CA-88 from mile post 52.4 in Amador County to mile post 63.1 in Amador County in California.

Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on CA-88 from mile post 63.1 in Amador County to mile post 13.4 in Alpine County in California.

SR89
Chains or Snow Tires Required - on CA-89 from mile post 21.0 in El Dorado County to mile post 13.7 in Placer County in California.

Chains or Snow Tires Required - on CA-89 from mile post 1.2 in Nevada County to mile post 20.0 in Sierra County in California.

Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on CA-89 from mile post 11.1 in El Dorado County to mile post 21.0 in El Dorado County in California.

Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on CA-89 from mile post 21.4 in Alpine County to mile post 8.5 in El Dorado County in California.

I80
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on I-80 from mile post 63.5 in Placer County to mile post 14.2 in Nevada County in California.

SR267
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on SR-267 from mile post 6.7 in Placer County to mile post 3.8 in Placer County in California.

SR431
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on SR-431 from Slide Meadows to Slide Mountain Highway in Nevada.

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