STATE ROUTE 18 (ARCTIC CIRCLE) WINTER PREP WORK BEGINS
SCM ALERT🚨, Wed Sep 12 2018, 06:04PM
Date: September 11, 2017
District: 8 – Riverside/San Bernardino
SAN BERNARDINO - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 8, will once
again start work to prepare State Route 18 (SR-18) in the “Arctic Circle” on Monday, October 1 to
Friday, October 26, 2018 to complete routine maintenance operations to prepare the route for winter
months. The work will be split into daytime and nighttime work hours to alleviate some of the impacts
with all daytime work.
SR-18 will be completely closed between Snow Valley Mountain Resort and Big Bear Dam, Monday
through Thursday from October 2 through October 26 as seen below:
October 1 through 4 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
October 8 through 11 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
October 14 through 19 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
October 21 through 26 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
The operations will include slope scaling, turnout clearance, drain cleaning, sign repair and
replacement, guardrail repair and other related work.
Motorists are advised to use SR-38 as an alternate route to and from the Big
Bear/Fawnskin area.
Know before you go! To stay on top of roadwork in the Inland Empire go to [Click Here] and sign
up for commuter alerts. View traffic conditions at [Click Here].
(See Attached Press Release)
18-182_sr_18_arctic_circle_closure_for_maintenance_work.pdf
SCM ALERT🚨, Wed Sep 12 2018, 06:04PM
Date: September 11, 2017
District: 8 – Riverside/San Bernardino
SAN BERNARDINO - The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) District 8, will once
again start work to prepare State Route 18 (SR-18) in the “Arctic Circle” on Monday, October 1 to
Friday, October 26, 2018 to complete routine maintenance operations to prepare the route for winter
months. The work will be split into daytime and nighttime work hours to alleviate some of the impacts
with all daytime work.
SR-18 will be completely closed between Snow Valley Mountain Resort and Big Bear Dam, Monday
through Thursday from October 2 through October 26 as seen below:
October 1 through 4 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
October 8 through 11 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
October 14 through 19 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
October 21 through 26 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
The operations will include slope scaling, turnout clearance, drain cleaning, sign repair and
replacement, guardrail repair and other related work.
Motorists are advised to use SR-38 as an alternate route to and from the Big
Bear/Fawnskin area.
Know before you go! To stay on top of roadwork in the Inland Empire go to [Click Here] and sign
up for commuter alerts. View traffic conditions at [Click Here].
(See Attached Press Release)
18-182_sr_18_arctic_circle_closure_for_maintenance_work.pdf