US50 reopens with one lane at Kyburz after truck fire ignites surrounding vegetation

Submitted by paula on Fri, 07/01/2022 - 10:51am
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3:00PM Update: The previous report that there was one lane in each direction was incorrect. There is now alternating one-way traffic control. The remains of the big rig are being loaded up for removal.

1:30PM Update: There is now a single lane open in each direction on US-50 at Kyburz. Expect delays as crews clean up the scene.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - Holiday traffic to and from South Lake Tahoe is hampered as US50 is closed in both directions at this time. An earlier big-rig truck fire leads to nearby vegetation catching fire. According to California Highway Patrol reports, the driver was seen walking and trying to put out the fire near his front tires.

As of 11:45 a.m. on Friday, July 1 the road is closed.

This is a developing story and no estimation of reopening the highway is known.

Use SR 88 to SR89, or I80 to get to Lake Tahoe at this time.

Follow https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/ for up-to-the-minute information.