Chain controls in effect Tuesday, March 24
UPDATE 3 P.M.:
Chain controls lifted on State Route 20.
Eastbound trucks on SR 20, however, are being screened at Nevada Street in Nevada City.
UPDATE 10:50 A.M.:
All chain controls have been dropped on I-80.
UPDATE 10:36 a.m.:
On I-80, for eastbound traffic, chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from 2.1 miles east of Baxter to Cisco (Placer County).
On I-80, 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 2.1 miles east of Baxter.
Interstate 80
Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from2.1 miles east of Baxter (Placer County) to the Donner Lake Interchange (Nevada County).
State Route 20
Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from Washington Road to the Junction of I-80.
Source: Caltrans
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