TRAFFIC ALERT: I-80 westbound closed over Donner Pass

[Us_out_West]

Due to snowstorm.

RENO, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) -- Interstate 80 westbound is closed at Donner Pass due to wintry driving conditions.

According to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Dan Lopez, the number of spin-outs vehicles were experiencing necessitated closure of the road. He did not tell News 4 when he expected the road to reopen.

Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from Nyack (Placer County) to the Donner Lake interchange.

Eastbound trucks are being screened at Applegate (Placer County) and drivers must have maximum chains in their possession in order to proceed. Permit loads are prohibited. Westbound trucks are being screened at Prosser Rd. in Truckee. Drivers must have maximum chains in their possession in order to proceed.

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[paulj]

But the news link is for a Reno station. The pass is only 30 miles from the border. Whether they are on scene or not, the Nevada State Patrol should be well aware of what is happening over the pass.

http wrote:
There is a conditions related event (Chains Required, All Vehicles Except 4-Wheel Drive with Snow Tires) on I-80 from mile post 53.4 in Placer County to mile post 14.2 in Nevada County in Nevada.

[jmtandem]

According to Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Dan Lopez, the number of spin-outs vehicles were experiencing necessitated closure of the road. He did not tell News 4 when he expected the road to reopen.

"were experiencing?" Donner Summit is in California, not Nevada.