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Chain requirements in effect on Lake Tahoe area highways

The view on U.S. 50 at Echo Lake Saturday morning.
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LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS Click here for California highways. Click here for Nevada highways.

Here’s the latest on road conditions in the Tahoe region.

As of 9:45 a.m.

California

U.S. 50

Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from Twin Bridges to Meyers in El Dorado County.

Interstate 80

Eastbound: Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from 1 miles east of Baxter to Truckee.

Westbound: Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from Truckee to 3 miles east of Gold Run.

California Route 89

Is closed from Eagle Point campground due to snow.

Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from Picketts Junction in Alpine County to 2.7 miles south of the junction of U.S. 50 in El Dorado County.

Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from 5 miles north of the junction of U.S. 50 to Emerald Bay State Park.

Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from D.L. Bliss State Park to the junction of Interstate 80.

California Route 267

Chains are required on all vehicles except four-wheel-drive vehicles with snow tires on all four wheels from Truckee to Kings Beach.

Nevada

Nevada Route 207 (Kingsbury Grade)

Chains are required, all vehicles except four-wheel-drive with snow tires, from U.S. 50 junction to Foothill Road.

Nevada Route 431 (Mt. Rose Highway)

Chains are required, all vehicles except four-wheel-drive with snow tires, from Nevada Route 28 to Douglas Fir Drive.

Nevada Route 28

Chains are required, all vehicles except four-wheel-drive with snow tires, from U.S. 50 junction to the Crystal Bay.

U.S. 50

Chains are required, all vehicles except four-wheel-drive with snow tires, from mile post 0.0 in Douglas County to mile post 7.6 in Carson City.


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