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Highway 199 will open at 4 a.m. tomorrow to commercial vehicles only, after a closure due to the Smith River Complex.
"They will be piloted through from Patrick’s Creek to Oregon Mountain Road South and the reverse for southbound traffic," California Highway Patrol posted on Facebook. "There is a current closure at Pioneer road which is only passable for residents on Level 2 and tomorrow will allow Commercial Traffic there are no other exceptions."
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The Smith River Complex will see rainfall this weekend, but not before “near critical fire weather conditions” that will play out Wednesday with gusts of north winds blowing over the now 75,000 acre group of fires impacting Del Norte County. Governor Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for the complex Tuesday, following a similar declaration from county officials on Aug. 18. The complex is at 7% containment.