Mariposa Fire Mountain Community Fire Information
Vehicular access to Yosemite Valley is restricted to Highway 140 (El Portal Road) due to road damage in and around Yosemite National Park. The Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 West) is closed within the park between Crane Flat and Foresta due to storm damage. Highway 41 just south of …
Read More »Merced County bridges, highways closed because mudslides, flooding
Various highways and bridges in Merced and Mariposa counties were shut down on Thursday because of flooding and mudslides, California Highway Patrol reported. Caltrans recently shut down N Cunningham Road … Click to Continue »
Read More »Detwiler Fire update: Evacuation orders for Mariposa lifted; highways reopened
UPDATE: The evacuation order for Mariposa has been lifted, effective at 11 a.m. Friday, Cal Fire announced. In addition, Highway 49 near the town has been reopened and Highway 140 … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fiery truck crash closes highways 99 and 152
Cell phone video by Chrislyn Curtin shows smoke and flames at the interchange of Highway 152 and Highway 99 where a truck driving west onto Highway 152 from Highway 99 overturned, exploded and started a fire. The voice you hear is that of Chrislyn’s grandmother Linda Anderson, who was driving. …
Read More »Hillsides are ‘weeping,’ falling on California’s mountain highways
As the rain and snow have fallen this winter, so have California’s hillsides, forcing the closure of major roads through the Sierra Nevada and causing millions of dollars in damage. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Could Merced be on its way to adding welcome signs to highways?
Merced may someday welcome motorists with signs along highways running through town under a proposal endorsed by the City Council. The council voted unanimously Monday to set up a committee … Click to Continue »
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