ATTENTION!
Motorists, Residents & Visitors
In
& Around S B Mountains
SAN
BERNARDINO – The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 8
is alerting the traveling public that several road closures are taking place
due to the current storm activity. Rockfall, flooding and mud flows are
prevalent on all state routes. Various freeways are experiencing flooding and
potholes resulting in difficult driving conditions for motorists.
Below is a list of the
current road State Routes closures:
• SR
74 IS CLOSED FROM GRAND AVENUE TO ORANGE COUNTY LINE UNTIL APPROXIMATELY
6:00 P.M. FOR MUD AND DEBRIS REMOVAL
• SR 243 IS
CLOSED FROM I-10 TO SR 74 (ROAD LOSS)
• SR 18 IS
CLOSED FROM BIG BEAR DAM TO BOULDER BAY (LOSS OF DOWNBOUND LANE)
• SR 38 IS
CLOSED FROM BIG BEAR DAM TO FAWNSKIN (DOWNED TREE AND POWER LINES)
• SR
38 IS CLOSED FROM GARNET TO THE MILL CREEK IN MENTONE (DOWNED POWER POLE)
• SR74 IS CLOSED FROM LAKE
HEMET TO BORCO EAST OF VALLE VISTA (ROAD LOSS)
• SR 18 from Snow Valley to Big
Bear Dam
• SR 38 from Valley of the
Falls to Seven Oaks Road
• SR 173 from SR 138 to Summit Valley Road
•
SR 83 from SR 71 to Pine Avenue
•
SR 2 remains closed from Big Pine to
Islip Saddle
NOTICE: Caltrans engineers are
on scene for the road loss on State
Route 74 and State Route 243 to
determine damages and request emergency contracts for repairs.
Due
to the continuing storm, final damage assessments and closure durations will
not be determined until tomorrow, Friday, February 15, 2019.
