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ROADS AND TRAFFIC
Updated: 05:30 PM v2.5 Run Spr to Highland (330): 19 mins Highland to Run Spr (330): 19 mins Big Bear to Run Spr (18): 21 mins Run Spr to Big Bear (18): 20 mins Big Bear to Redlands (38): 67 mins Redlands to Big Bear (38): 65 mins Big Bear to Lucerne (18): 35 mins Lucerne to Big Bear (18): 35 mins =Light =Moderate =Heavy Traffic Road Conditions Page: Click Here
FRI SEP 19, 2025, 6:05 AM 38 WASHOUT PINEZANITA 41498-41721 HIGHWAY 38 2:53PM [137] REPORTING PARTY DANE REQUEST CALLED WHEN DISPATCH IS ABLE REGARDING HIS VEHICLE 2:50PM [134] PARTY LL - REQUEST PERMISSION TO GO GET HIS VEHICLE HE LEFT THERE - HIGHWAY 38 JUST WEST OF STETSON CREEK APPX 1/2 MI JUST WEST OF JENKS LAKE ROAD W 1:35PM [133] ID-026 CLOSURE AT VALLEY OF THE FALLS AND 38 HAS NOW BEEN REMOVED / RESIDENTS CAN NOW GO UP TO ANGELUS OAKS NOW BUT NOT BEYOND IT 11:08AM [132] SECONDARY LOCATION FOR 131-E2: HIGHWAY 38 / JENKS LAKE ROAD W, HIGHWAY 38 / JENKS LAKE ROAD W,UNINCORPORATED, CA 92305. 11:07AM [130] LT KEE VIA LL ADVISE 131-E2 TO MOVE CLOSURE TO 38 / JENKS LAKE W // PER CALTRANS VEHICLES ARE GETTING INSIDE OF CLOSURE TO TAKE PICTURES AND ITS UNSTABLE IN THE AREA // IF ANY QUESTIONS ASK ONE OF THE CALTRANS UNITS NEARBY 7:38AM [124] A PERFORMANCE TOOK VEHICLE AS TRIPLE A TOW / BACK ON TOP [SHARED] 7:38AM [123] [NOTIFICATION] [CHP]-A PERFORMANCE TOOK FORD F150 AS TRIPLE A TOW SO# 541537 / WILL PUT BACK ON TOP FOR ROTATION TOW [SHARED] 4:50AM [97] START TOW TRUCK REQUIRED FOR PICK-UP TRUCK TRUCK -- MILE MARKER 24 ON 38 4:50AM [96] [ROTATION REQUEST COMMENT] MESSAGE DELIVERED TO A PERFORMANCE 909-878-0655****** 4:31AM [95] 101-32 6 CARS COME OUT -- 1 VEHICLE STILL STUCK CALTRANS ON SCENE WITH DRIVER - SHE WILL TRY AND GET TRIPLE A IF NOT CALTRANS WILL CALL FOR TOW TRUCK REQUIRED 4:24AM [94] 101-32 ADVISE SPOKE TO CALTRANS - VEHICLES ARE WORKING THEIR WAY OUT NOW 2:26AM [92] 101-32 2 DOZERS WORKING ON CLEARING ROAD IN THE AREA HAVE BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE // ADVISE 2 VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO LEAVE THE AREA UNKNOWN HOW MANY ARE STILL STUCK 11:40PM [88] MESSAGE DELIVERED TO SHERIFF CPS LINE 86 9:19PM [80] CHP UNIT 101-32 CALTRANS HAS A HARD CLOSURE SET IN PLACE 38 / LAKE WILLIAMS [SHARED] 8:45PM [116] [APPENDED, 05:08:54] [19] REPORTING PARTY ADVISE VEHICLE STUCK IN MUDSLIDE -- UNKNOWN MILE MARKER -- RED MITS OUTLANDER -- NEGATIVE INJURIES -- 10 VEHICLES STUCK IN MUD-- CALL COMING IN AT 24.1 -- GOING UPBOUND [SHARED] 8:39PM [109] [APPENDED, 05:08:54] [12] [NOTIFICATION] [CHP]-RP IN GREY FORD MAV @ MILE MARKER 23 AND 11 OTHER VEHICLES STUCK DUE TO FLOOD IN AREA FOR THE LAST 7 HRS [SHARED] 7:48PM [65] [NOTIFICATION] [CHP]-RP IN GREY FORD MAV LICENSE PLATE 94729A4WANTS TO MAKE SURE CHP IS AWARE THEY ARE STILL STUCK [SHARED] 7:39PM [63] A101-045 FIRE ADVISED ABANDONED VEHICLE ON SHOULDER - UNKNOWN TIME FRAME - APPEARS FRESH BUT UNSURE - UNKNOWN IF ABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT - CAN DURING TEH DAY [SHARED] 7:30PM [61] REPORTING PARTY REQUEST UPDATE , CPYS NO ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL , SAG OFF LL 6:32PM [57] A101-045 SHERIFF HAS VALLEY OF THE FALLS /38 CLOSED -INQ IF BERDU RELIEVE THEM -- CLOSED FOR 2 MORE HOURS [SHARED] 6:03PM [53] REPORTING PARTY CPYS UNKNOWN ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL AT THIS , REPORTING PARTY ADVISING NEGATIVE RESCUE NEEDED AT THIS TIME , BUT NOT SURE HE WILL MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT , REPORTING PARTY CPYS HE CAN CALLBOX IF AMBULANCE NEEDED , SAG OFF LL [SHARED] 6:02PM [52] REPORTING PARTY RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE , OTHER VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN DRIVING TRYING TO GET OUT , WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT THROUGH [SHARED] 6:01PM [48] REPORTING PARTY CPYS ROAD IS WASH OUT AND LARGE MUDSLIDES THROUGHOUT THE AREA , AS WELL AS LARGE TREES IN THE ROAD , [SHARED] 5:33PM [40] A101-045 CALTRANS ADVISED CLOSURE COULD CONT INTO THE WEEKEND 5:32PM [39] A101-045 PER CT- SLOWLY CLR'G OUT VEHICLES FROM SLIDE - JUST LET GO 12 VEHICLES - STILL WORKING ON THE REST @ MILE MARKER 21 AND CLRG FROM THERE 4:58PM [31] REPORTING PARTY CPYS UNKNOWN ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL AT THIS TIME [SHARED] 4:58PM [30] REPORTING PARTY REQ'ING ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL [SHARED] 4:58PM [29] REPORTING PARTY ADVS'D NO ONE NEEDS RESCUED AT THIS TIME , JUST NOT PREPARED TO BE STUCK FOR HRS [SHARED] 4:58PM [28] REPORTING PARTY WORRIED HOW LONG THEY WILL BE STUCK , INQ'D IF THEY WILL BE RESCUED , REPORTING PARTY ADVISING NEGATIVE EMERG AT THIS TIME , JUST WANTS TO MAKE SURE SOMEONE KNOW THAT HER AND 11 VEHICLES ARE STUCK OUT HERE AND ROAD IS COMPELTELY WASHED OUT IN FRONT OF HER [SHARED] UNITS RESPONDING: CHP (CHP) NOTES: SLIDE-MUD/DIRT/ROCK 41498-41721 HIGHWAY 38 **ALERT** REPORTED ROCKS IN ROADWAY **CAUTION** ROCK AND/OR DEBRIS SLIDE **CAUTION** FIRE DEPARTMENT IS RESPONDING TO THIS INCIDENT WEATHER AT INCIDENT LOCATION: 53 DEGREES WITH 92% HUMIDITY. WINDS SSW AT 3 MPH. PRECIP: NONE (SOCALMOUNTAINS.COM CAD v13.1)
DISPOSITION: FROM CHP 9/19 @ 6:00PM: CLOSURES ARE IN PLACE BOTH AT JENKS LAKE WEST AND MIDDLE CONTROL ROAD. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE, THIS IS A FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT WASHOUT OUT WITH AN UNKNOWN ETA OF REOPENING AT THIS TIME AS IT IS STILL BEING ASSESSED. PLAN YOUR TRAVELS ACCORDINGLY.
CALTRANS UPDATE: UPDATE: Full closure ended at 12:51 pm. EB SR-138 alternating lane closure resumes due to roadway excavation. June 17, 2026 at 02:15PM
CALTRANS UPDATE: SBCO: Emergency closure on EB/WB SR-138 between Old Mill Rd and Miller Rd due to semi-truck stuck and leaning. Unknown duration of when the EB/WB lanes will re-open. Seek alternate route if possible and check [Click Here] for updates. [Click Here] June 17, 2026 at 12:04PM
@CHP Arrowhead: SR-138 between Old Mill Rd. and Cleghorn Rd. will be closed due to a stuck Tractor Trailer combo. Please use alternate routes as officers and crew work to get the roadway clear. [Click Here] June 17, 2026 at 10:23AM
@SBCOUNTYFIRE Helendale(Update): BC148 is Trails IC advising forward rate stopped. Fire held at approximately one acre. Units committed to mop-up. More Info: [Click Here]
On Saturday June 20,the Big Bear History Museum will be hosting a special display of antique agricultural engines and other equipment presented by Western Antique Power Associates (WAPA). The Museum is located on the east side of Greenway Drive (just northeast of the airport approach, 800B Greenway). The museum opens at 10 AM and closes at 4 PM. The museum also features a working blacksmith shop and working ore stamp mill as well as a LOT of history and FREE GOLD PANNING!
@CHP Arrowhead: SR-18 at Wagon Wheel will be temporarily closed while crews work to recover vehicles involved in a traffic collision. Please use alternate routes to avoid the closure. [Click Here] June 16, 2026 at 02:08PM
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