Update: Chain controls dropped on I-80
UPDATE 11:30 a.m.:
Chain controls on I-80 have been dropped in the Tahoe-Truckee area.
UPDATE 10:45 a.m.:
On Interstate 80, chain controls have been lifted for eastbound traffic.
Initially Posted:
Overnight snow and morning rain caused Caltrans to put chain controls in effect on area highways Tuesday.
Interstate 80:
For eastbound traffic, chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from Kingvale to the Donner Lake Interchange.
For westbound traffic, chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from the Donner Lake Interchange to 4.7 miles west of Kingvale.
Highway 267:
Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from 5 miles south of Truckee to Kings Beach.
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