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In The BLUE CUT
FIRE Area
Thursday
August 18, 2016 ____ San Bernardino, California ____
The California
Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the California Highway
Patrol (CHP)
reopened the Southbound Lane of Interstate 15 (I-15) through the Cajon Pass
Thursday morning at 10:45 A.M. The #1 Lane will remain closed from Oak Hill
Road to Kenwood Avenue for Caltrans crews.
All ramps
will remain closed at Kenwood Avenue, Cleghorn Road, State Route 138 and Oak
Hill Road. Caltrans and CHP reopened Northbound I-15 late Wednesday evening.
Caltrans
is working in cooperation with the Blue Cut Fire Unified Incident Command in
the Cajon Pass. The incident began at approximately 10:30 A.M. Tuesday August
16th and closed Interstate 15 (I-15) from Interstate 215 (I-215) to
Main Street in Hesperia in addition to State Route 138 (SR 138) from State
Route 173 (SR 173) to State Route 18 (SR 18).
Caltrans
crews and contractors are working to repair damaged guardrail and make other
necessary repairs. Motorists are advised to follow all traffic commands from
work crews, law enforcement and emergency personnel.
Caltrans
expects traffic delays to be significant on I-15, I-215, and other routes
leading up to and through the Cajon Pass. Motorists may use alternate routes.
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CALTRANS Reopens Interstate
-15
Detours will remain in certain
locations:
Eastbound I-10 to eastbound SR-62 to northbound SR-247 to westbound SR-18 to
I-15 northbound.
Northbound I-5 to northbound SR-14 to eastbound SR-58 to I-15.
SR-18
south through Apple Valley, Lucerne Valley, and Big Bear to SR-330 south to
I-210 (not recommended for trucks or oversized loads).
The
following routes will remain closed until further notice:
SR-138
is closed from the Los Angeles County Line (SR 18) to SR-173.
SR-2 is
closed from SR 138 to LA County Line.
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