{"id":1957120,"date":"2026-05-27T00:36:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1957120"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:36:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:36:58","slug":"caltrans-orders-temporary-closures-on-three-sierra-passes-due-to-weather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1957120","title":{"rendered":"Caltrans Orders Temporary Closures on Three Sierra Passes Due to Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_407204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-407204\" style=\"width: 1190px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407204 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAFmAQMAAADH9rliAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADNJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T20LL6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHgZxRgAB9rDqigAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"358\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3654.jpeg?resize=640%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3654.jpeg?w=1190&amp;ssl=1 1190w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3654.jpeg?resize=300%2C168&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3654.jpeg?resize=768%2C430&amp;ssl=1 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"358\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-407204\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IMG_3654.jpeg?resize=640%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" alt width=\"640\" height=\"358\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-407204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Caltrans has closed three passes in the Sierra. | Image: Caltrans IG<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_1 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Today, California transportation officials have announced temporary highway closures across several major Sierra Nevada mountain passes due to incoming weather conditions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>According to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), closures will affect State Route 4 over Ebbetts Pass, State Route 89 over Monitor Pass, and State Route 108 over Sonora Pass beginning Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.<\/strong> No estimated time of reopening has been provided.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/snowbrains-forecast-light-late-may-sierra-refresh-for-california\/\"><strong>SnowBrains Forecast: Light Late-May Sierra Refresh for California<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The closures are weather-related and may remain in place until conditions improve, with officials stating there is currently no estimated time of reopening (ETO).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Motorists are being urged to plan ahead and avoid travel through high-elevation routes during the closure period, as conditions in the Sierra can change rapidly during late-season storms.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Caltrans is advising drivers to use its QuickMap tool to monitor real-time highway conditions and closures before traveling. The agency continues to encourage the public to \u201cKnow Before You Go\u201d when planning trips through mountain regions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The affected routes \u2014 SR-4 (Ebbetts Pass), SR-89 (Monitor Pass), and SR-108 (Sonora Pass) \u2014 are among the most heavily used trans-Sierra corridors during the spring and summer months, particularly for access between the Central Valley and the Eastern Sierra.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Caltrans has closed three passes in the Sierra. | Image: Caltrans IG Today, California transportation officials have announced temporary highway closures across several major Sierra Nevada mountain passes due to incoming weather conditions. According to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), closures will affect State Route 4 over Ebbetts Pass, State Route 89 over Monitor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,267],"class_list":["post-1957120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-snowbrains-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957120","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1957120"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1957120\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1957120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1957120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1957120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}