Southbound I-5 is closed at the South Yreka exit. Northbound I-5 is closed at the Fawndale exit, which is 10 miles north of Redding. “In addition to the roadway conditions, there are hazardous trees along the interstate that need to be assessed and PG&E crews are working on the roadway in an effort to restore power to several areas,” the California Department of Transportation said on Twitter on Thursday. The freeway closed Wednesday afternoon due to heavy snow and multiple spinouts. Interstate 5 remained a mess Thursday morning and state highway officials do not have an estimated time for when the freeway between Redding and Yreka will reopen. Thursday: I-5 north of Redding still closed with no estimated time when freeway will reopen Indian Springs Elementary School in Big Bend is closed due to snow and unsafe driving conditions.ħ:30 a.m. Dunsmuir High School is on independent study. All finals will be held Friday.Here is a list of schools that reported changes to their hours on Thursday. Thursday: Schools close in Siskiyou and Shasta County The company didn't have an estimate as to when power would be restored.

Repair crews are working on the problem, PG&E said, but road conditions may slow progress. Montgomery Creek, affecting 231 customers.In Shasta County, 2,500 Pacific Gas & Electric customers were still without power on Thursday morning. Thursday: 2,500 in Shasta County without power 'The real issue with those disabled vehicles is quite a few in the Sacramento Hill area did not have chains on when they needed to have chains.' 9:45 a.m. 'From my understanding, the majority of the disabled vehicles have been removed at this point,' Woodward said. He said one part of I-5 where a number of vehicles, especially big rig trucks, got stuck was the Sacramento Hill area going south out of Lakehead. … We appreciate the public’s patience and we understand Interstate 5, when there is a closure, it causes a lot of delays for travelers and freight.”Ĭrews have been cleaning up hazardous trees and limbs toppled by the large amount of snow that fell Wednesday and removing vehicles that got stuck in the storm, Woodward said. “We are working as hard as we can in the (Sacramento River Canyon) corridor to make sure everything is as good to go as possible. “We are hopeful for some point today, but I don’t have anything more concrete than that,” Woodward said. still could not give an estimated time of when the freeway would reopen. But Caltrans spokesman Chris Woodward as of 11 a.m.

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