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Bishop, California
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Buckle up this Spooky season if traveling on California’s highways, wearing a seat belt is one of the simplest and most effective ways to prevent serious injury or death in a crash.
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As seasons change, snow may soon arrive in the eastern Sierra. Caltrans District faces avalanche risks on certain roads for much of the year. We use mitigation systems in areas prone to slides to ensure safety.
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Each year, our crews helicopter in gas canisters atop Mt. Downs on State Route 158 to trigger small avalanches. In warmer months, we replace these canisters to prepare for winter.
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All lanes on State Route 58 are open. 🟢
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On Westbound State Route 58 east of Monolith Cement Plant Road the outer lane is closed due to a semi truck rollover. If traveling through the area please slow down and stay alert for emergency personnel.
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District 9 highways are surrounded by California's most rugged and striking environments. Environments that have brush and weeds, which must be maintained. Our landscaping crew maintains 2,600 miles of District 9.
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District 9 is hosting the Heavy Equipment Operator Academy in California City.
The program began Monday and continues through Nov. 10, providing hands‑on training and certifications to a competitively selected cohort preparing for high‑demand careers in heavy equipment operation.
Hitting a highway guardrail reduces the probability of fatal and severe injuries by about half. Our maintenance crews are hard at work landscaping 2,600 miles of roadway this summer.
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District 9 maintains 2,600 miles of roadway in the California Highway System. Most roads are surrounded by vegetation, and our crews work hard landscaping natural areas.
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In the summer, many delineators need to be replaced by our Maintenance Crews on high-elevation highways. In winter, delineators show us where the roadway is under deep snow in higher elevations and inclement weather.
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U.S. 395 Northbound, just north of Walker, is OPEN. 🟢
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Throughout District 9 and the State of California, there is an underground world that Caltrans crews are responsible for maintaining.
Drainage and culvert systems keep our roadways safe while we experience extreme weather conditions...
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These systems are constantly changing due to construction, storms, and debris.
Damage to drainage systems can cause serious harm to the roadways, leading to unsafe driving conditions and closures.
To address this, our District 9 maintenance crews stay up-to-date with monitoring and mapping drainage throughout the district by employing a robot to assist in inspections.
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U.S. 395 Northbound, just north of Walker, is CLOSED 🔴 due to erosion of the roadway. There is one-way traffic control, and drivers may experience brief delays.
We have no estimate on when the lane will reopen.
Please slow down and follow directions from the traffic control personnel if you are traveling through the area. For more road closures and conditions visit QuickMap at quickmap.dot.ca.gov/
In this week's update for the Bishop Pavement Project, the District 9 Public Information Office gives a glimpse of the work happening at the Mc Iver Street full closure, a view in the trenches of the City of Bishop's water line replacement project on W. Line Street, and a time
for when residents can expect to see the rest of U.S. 395 paved from Wye Road to Jay Street.
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In today's update for the Manzanar Pavement Project and Lone Pine Sidewalks Project, the District 9 Public Information Office shares some images of the new curbs and gutter along U.S. 395 on the north side of Lone Pine. Paving continues on the southbound lanes of U.S. 395 within
the Manzanar Pavement Project, and the town of Independence now has some new pedestrian bulbouts.
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