Dispatch Alert Update: As of 7:00 AM Tuesday 2/21, HWY 17 Express continues to use the detour route due to a landslide closing all lanes of Hwy 17 SB at The Cats/Alma Bridge. Due to continuing heavy rains and radio communications issues the HWY 17 Express will be on detour until further notice. ...
Landslide on Hwy 17 SB. All Lanes Blocked
As of 6:10PM, CHP reports that there is a landslide and a severe traffic alert on CA-17 Southbound at Alma Bridge Rd in Los Gatos. All lanes are blocked. Consider using alternate routes. ...
Flash Flood Warning for Freedom/ Interlaken Area until 3PM
The National Weather Service in The San Francisco Bay Area has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Southeastern Santa Cruz County until 3:00 PM. At 9:02 AM, the real-time stream gage on Corralitos Creek at Green Valley Road indicated rapidly rising water levels above Monitor Stage and approaching ...
Flash Flood Warning for Santa Cruz/ Ben Lomand Area until 1pm
The National Weather Service in The San Francisco Bay Area has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Central Santa Cruz County until 1:30 PM. At 7:30 AM, the Big Trees stream gage on the San Lorenzo River in Felton indicated rapid rise in water levels which are approaching flood stage. Water levels ...
Hwy 17 Slide Update
From CHP Santa Cruz: Work resumed this morning to remove first trees and then dirt from the landslide on Highway 17 north of Sugarloaf Road. Crews deployed a tractor nicknamed the "spider" due to its ability to climb the steep face of the slide. Highway 17 remains open with a traffic deviation in ...
