pc2mac
08-26-2010, 06:35 PM
If you are heading up, you may want to check on the road conditions with Cal Trans.
http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi
From the Mammothtimes online:
A mudslide in southern Inyo County closed U.S. 395 Thursday afternoon, tipping over one unoccupied tractor-trailer and trapping several cars and trucks in the muck.
The mudslide occurred after torrential rains caused flash flooding near Dunmovin – an unincorporated community three miles north of Coso Junction and 13.5 miles south of Olancha, at an elevation of 3,507 feet.
A California Highway Patrol spokesman said no injuries were reported by mid-afternoon Thursday. The slide occurred around 2:46 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found several big rigs stuck in the mud, and cars backed up in both lanes.
“One of the rigs had mud up to the bottom of his trailer,” the spokesman said.
It was not known how long it would take for Caltrans crews to clear the mess.
In the meantime, CHP officers turned northbound traffic around at Coso Junction, and they turned southbound traffic back at Little Lake.
http://www.dot.ca.gov/cgi-bin/roads.cgi
From the Mammothtimes online:
A mudslide in southern Inyo County closed U.S. 395 Thursday afternoon, tipping over one unoccupied tractor-trailer and trapping several cars and trucks in the muck.
The mudslide occurred after torrential rains caused flash flooding near Dunmovin – an unincorporated community three miles north of Coso Junction and 13.5 miles south of Olancha, at an elevation of 3,507 feet.
A California Highway Patrol spokesman said no injuries were reported by mid-afternoon Thursday. The slide occurred around 2:46 p.m.
When officers arrived, they found several big rigs stuck in the mud, and cars backed up in both lanes.
“One of the rigs had mud up to the bottom of his trailer,” the spokesman said.
It was not known how long it would take for Caltrans crews to clear the mess.
In the meantime, CHP officers turned northbound traffic around at Coso Junction, and they turned southbound traffic back at Little Lake.