Starting at 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 29, some northbound I-5 lanes will be closed from the National City area (at the Mile of Cars off-ramp) to state Route 163 for Caltrans repair work.
I-5 Freeway Closed Due To Snow In Grapevine
Both directions of the I-5 Freeway have been closed for an unknown duration Monday night due to snow in the Grapevine north of Castaic.
As of 8:00 p.m. Monday, all lanes of the I-5 Freeway have been closed through the Grapevine due to snow, according to Officer Josh Greengard, spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office.
“(We) closed the 5 Freeway due to impassable snow on the summit, full closure happens shortly after 8 p.m. tonight,” said Greengard.
Southbound traffic is being diverted off at Grapevine Road in Kern County, and northbound traffic is being diverted off at Parker Road in Castaic, according to California Department of Transportation (CALTRANS) officials.
Cal Trans officials have partially reopened Highway 168 east of Shaver Lake to travelers.
Cal Trans crews are escorting groups of traffic up the hill and towards Huntington Lake.
That pacing is significantly slowing travel down for travelers hoping to hit the slopes at China Peak today.
Cal Trans says the time of travel from the Shaver Marina up to Huntington Lake sits at around 25 minutes.
A pair of snowplow failures left the Shaver portion of the highway shutdown yesterday through this morning.
Areas near Shaver Lake received as much as six feet of snow following this week s winter storm.