Road controls up on all Lake Tahoe area highways
Submitted by paula on Sat, 02/02/2019 - 11:15am
The first wave of a several-day storm in Lake Tahoe was mostly rain on the South Shore overnight but it was a different story on the North Shore and south near Kirkwood.
Road controls as of 10:00 a.m. Saturday:
US50
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on US-50 from Spooner Junction to Douglas Carson County Line in Nevada.
SR88
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on CA-88 from milepost 52.4 in Amador County to milepost 19.2 in Alpine County in California.
Closed from 3.5 miles east of Silver Lake to Kirkwood (Carson Spur) due to avalanche control.
SR89
Chains or Snow Tires Required - on CA-89 from milepost 11.1 in El Dorado County to milepost 17.1 in El Dorado County in California.
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on CA-89 from milepost 21.4 in Alpine County to milepost 6.7 in El Dorado County in California.
I80
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on I-80 from milepost 69.2 in Placer County to milepost 9.1 in Nevada County in California.
SR207
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on SR-207 from US-50 Junction to Dagget Pass Chain Up Area in Nevada.
SR267
Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires - on SR-267 from milepost 9.9 in Placer County to milepost 3.8 in Placer County in California.
US395S
Chains or Snow Tires Required - on US-395 S from milepost 79.1 in Mono County to milepost 100.8 in Mono County in California.
For up to the minute road conditions:
California - http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/
Nevada - https://nvroads.com/
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