Big Bear Lake, CA -- It was during a routine “storm patrol” that a CalTrans employee discovered the damage to the Highway 330 culvert (from the 1940s) and erosion to the roadway, prompting the emergency repair project that got underway on Tuesday, March 16. In a presentation before the City Council of Big Bear Lake on Monday, CalTrans liaison Dennis Green assured, “We are going … [Read more...] about CalTrans Provides Update on Highway 330 Closure; Roadway Closed Since March 16 for Emergency Project
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Community Emergency Response Team to Review Damage Assessment Training; Others Welcome to Monday Meeting
Big Bear City, CA -- The Big Bear Valley’s Community Emergency Response Team meets on Monday evening for a monthly training session, which is also open to all interested community members. The March 22 meeting, to be held at the Big Bear Discovery Center at 6pm, will address damage assessment. CERT members will receive review on how to safely and efficiently assess damage in … [Read more...] about Community Emergency Response Team to Review Damage Assessment Training; Others Welcome to Monday Meeting
Yep, For Real: Highway 330 Closed Until June for Emergency Repairs
As of yesterday, March 16, and continuing until mid-June, Highway 330 is closed to all traffic, as CalTrans has implemented an emergency slope and road repair project, to address the erosion caused by recent storms and subsequent culvert failure. The emergency project will replace the culvert on Highway 330 near City Creek, about eight miles up from the base of the mountain. … [Read more...] about Yep, For Real: Highway 330 Closed Until June for Emergency Repairs
CalTrans Plans for Weeks-Long Closure of Highway 330, Though No Start Date Announced (Update: Closed as of Tuesday)
CalTrans announced today that a culvert failure will result in the closure of Highway 330 and though no specifics were outlined, the roadway could be closed for several weeks. Erosion accelerated by recent storms is cited for the culvert failure, approximately eight miles up the mountain from Highland Avenue. A contractor was hired today (March 15), and emergency work to repair … [Read more...] about CalTrans Plans for Weeks-Long Closure of Highway 330, Though No Start Date Announced (Update: Closed as of Tuesday)
Accident at Fox Farm Road Results in Vehicle in Rathbun Creek
Big Bear Lake, CA - At approximately 2:30-3pm Sunday, a single car accident caused the temporary closure of a section of Fox Farm Road near Big Bear Blvd as a vehicle apparently lost control driving east off the roadway into Rathbun Creek. The four door smoky blue Honda appeared to have veered off the roadway, hitting a snow embankment, proceeding up over the sidewalk and … [Read more...] about Accident at Fox Farm Road Results in Vehicle in Rathbun Creek