Update Big Bear, CA, August 18, 2016 - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) reopened southbound Interstate 15 (I-15) through the Cajon Pass this 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, SR … [Read more...] about I-15 Reopens in the Cajon Pass
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Start Smart Class for New Drivers and Their Parents
Running Springs, CA, April 22, 2016 - On Thursday April 28th, at 6:00 P.M., the California Highway Patrol will be presenting a Start Smart Class at the Arrowhead CHP Area Office in Running Springs. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Office of Traffic Safety, over 68,000 teens have died in car crashes in the last decade. The Start Smart … [Read more...] about Start Smart Class for New Drivers and Their Parents
SR 18 Median Project Set To Begin
Big Bear, CA, April, 6, 2016 - The California Department of Transportation plans to begin work on April 11 to install a 'thrie beam guardrail' for the State Route 18 Median Project between Sierra Way, at the base of the mountain, and State Route 138, also known as Crestline Cutoff. The project was put into motion when a higher than average number of cross over collisions … [Read more...] about SR 18 Median Project Set To Begin
Head On Collision in Apple Valley Involves Big Bear Valley Residents
Apple Valley, CA, December 17, 2015 - California Highway Patrol, San Bernardino County Fire Department and Apple Valley Fire Protection District officials responded to a head-on crash on Highway 18 early Tuesday that left 32-year-old Jimany Misouk, of Big Bear Lake dead and two others, including an off-duty Sheriff's deputy, severely injured. The crash occurred near Lovelace … [Read more...] about Head On Collision in Apple Valley Involves Big Bear Valley Residents
CHP sets up sobriety checkpoint
Big Bear Lake, CA, May 4, 2013 - The Arrowhead office of the California Highway Patrol (CHP) will be conducting a sobriety/driver license checkpoint on Saturday, May 4 in the San Bernardino Mountains. The CHP has found sobriety checkpoints to be an effective tool for ensuring safe travel. The operations augment existing patrols and usually result in arrests for those drivers … [Read more...] about CHP sets up sobriety checkpoint