San Bernardino Mountains - Big Bear News - We, Caltrans District 8 will open up certain highway routes to residents only – with no escorts at 4 p.m. on 3/6/23. Routes that will be included are SR-18 (48th in San Bernardino to Snow Valley) SR-38 (Mentone to Big Bear), 189 (entire length), 173 (entire length), and 330 (Highland to Running Springs). SR-138 (173 to 18) under … [Read more...] about Caltrans Announces Road Openings for Residents
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Digging out from a Natural Disaster – Avoiding a Financial Disaster
Big Bear Lake, CA - Big Bear News - San Bernardino County Fire and CalTrans are reporting that efforts are continuing to focus on Highway 38 to get this route open to Big Bear residents first and foremost. County Fire tells KBear that Highway 38 will open sooner than later and they will reevaluate during a meeting scheduled later tonight. Highway 18 between … [Read more...] about Digging out from a Natural Disaster – Avoiding a Financial Disaster
Hwy 18/Lucerne Valley Travel Access For Residents, Essential Workers & Supply Trucks
Big Bear, CA - Big Bear News - Road conditions are changing per CalTrans now allowing for greater flexibility of travel for residents and essential workers. At this time, Highway 18/Lucerne Valley is the only route accessible for travel with limitations. Southbound (upbound traffic) is closed to travelers with the exception of verified residents, verified … [Read more...] about Hwy 18/Lucerne Valley Travel Access For Residents, Essential Workers & Supply Trucks
Maintenance Hard Closure of HWY 18 Between Big Bear Dam and Snow Valley Mountain Resort Scheduled Next Week
Big Bear News - Big Bear Lake, CA - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) Dry Creek, Fawnskin, Burnt Mill, Camp Angelus, and Rock Scaling Maintenance crews will be conducting rock fall removal, for landslide mitigation, along with multiple maintenance functions and traffic control on State Route(SR)/HWY 18 between Snow Valley Mountain Resort and the Big Bear … [Read more...] about Maintenance Hard Closure of HWY 18 Between Big Bear Dam and Snow Valley Mountain Resort Scheduled Next Week
Mudslides Prompt Temporary Road Closures
Big Bear, CA - UPDATE: 5pm - Highway 18 to Lucerne Valley has re-opened with escorts. You can except some delays. Isolated showers with heavy rainfall created mudslides on both Highway 18 to Lucerne Valley and Highway 38 today, prompting the closure of both highways for a period of time. Highway 38 has reopened but Highway 18 is still in a clean-up phase from a massive mud … [Read more...] about Mudslides Prompt Temporary Road Closures