Highway 330 will now be designated as the Steve Faris Memorial Highway, as the resolution proposed by Senator Bob Dutton received unanimous support from both the California Senate and Assembly last week. State Senator Dutton introduced the resolution in May as a means on honoring CalFire Batallion Chief Faris, who died in a September 2006 automobile accident. Battalion Chief … [Read more...] about Highway 330 to Be Designated the Steve Faris Memorial Highway; State Senate and Assembly Unanimous in Their Support
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Highway 330 Re-Opened This Morning; Closure Due to Overturned Truck Carrying Limestone
Highway 330 was not re-opened until this morning (July 17), in the 6am hour, due to a single vehicle collision that took place yesterday evening below the upper passing lane. The truck-trailer was hauling limestone and, as the vehicle overturned, there was a large amount of lime spilled from the trailer and blocking all lanes. Just before 5pm, Highway 330 was closed, and … [Read more...] about Highway 330 Re-Opened This Morning; Closure Due to Overturned Truck Carrying Limestone
CalTrans Outlines Plans for Improvements to Highways 18, 38 and 330, as Well as Big Bear Boulevard
CalTrans has many plans to better the highways to and from the Big Bear Valley—and this is in addition to the currently underway $40 million project to construct a new Big Bear bridge for Highway 18 at Big Bear Lake’s west end. Among the upcoming maintenance projects being scheduled for our area is the continuation of asphalt repair on Highway 18. Last year, CalTrans made … [Read more...] about CalTrans Outlines Plans for Improvements to Highways 18, 38 and 330, as Well as Big Bear Boulevard
Highway 330 Re-Opens
Highway 330 has re-opened after being temporarily closed by the U.S. Forest Service due to fire activity near the highway below Running Springs. At this time, all routes in, out and around Big Bear are open. As of 12:15pm, lightening strikes have resulted in a at least a dozen small fires in the San Bernardino. The largest of the fires is the McKinley fire that has grown to … [Read more...] about Highway 330 Re-Opens
Highway 330 Temporarily Closed Due to Small Fire
At approximately 10am this morning, the U.S. Forest Service has temporarily closed Highway 330, below Running Springs, for the safety of fire crews working on a fire that was caused by a lightening strike earlier this morning. Crews are currently battling six natural wild land fires in the San Bernardino Mountains. Lightening strikes caused all six fires. Smoke may be … [Read more...] about Highway 330 Temporarily Closed Due to Small Fire