Road reopens after snowslide closed US50 over Echo Summit for hours

Submitted by paula on Mon, 01/16/2023 - 8:43am
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10:30AM UPDATE: US50 over Echo Summit has reopened. Use caution and expect long lines of vehicles leaving after an almost seven-hour closure.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - A snow slide on Echo Summit reported at 3:44 a.m. has left US50 closed as Caltrans crews work to clear it off. As of 8:30 a.m., Caltrans crews are turning the backed-up traffic around as signage says "extended hold due to heavy snow."

The CHP report on the incident said 8-10 feet of snow is blocking the lanes at the summit.

I-80 is open at this hour, and access to the west on SR-88 is not possible with closure from Red Lake to Carson Pass.

Signage in Placerville and South Lake Tahoe alert motorists of the closure. I-80 is currently open at this time. After heavy snow overnight, roads through the Sierra are requiring chains.

To check the roads in California, check https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/.

To check roads in Nevada, check https://www.nvroads.com/.