Hammer of God (winter storm 2017)

MAKE THIS SH!T STOP !!!!!!!!!!!

There's no more room to put this sh!t ..... lol

Dear people going up (yes up) Phoenix Lake Rd--
When the CHP tells you to turn around and go back down the road that does not mean wait 15 minutes then try to go up backwards.
My husband and I were shoveling some snow off our driveway and this guy came
back around driving backwards up Phoenix Lake Rd.
Beware as well people are trying to put chains on in our driveway! and in k honesty if you are putting chains on in our driveway and letting
your children run around on our property it’s a little too late.
Put the chains on before Phoenix Lake Rd or don’t come up up all.

CHP – Placerville

*Current conditions as of 11:30 PM 2/15/19*

STOP DRIVING UP HERE FROM OUT OF AREA.

We cannot handle the amount of vehicles that keep coming up and getting stuck here. There are no alternate routes.
Expect 6-8 hour delays.

US-50 is being closed intermittently for avalanche control.

Exits in Pollock Pines are being shut down for everyone except residents.

Just please stop coming up here. The situation is too much for the area to handle and there is nowhere for you to go.

I-80 is open. Go that way!

We have every available officer up there and have even held over the previous shift.

Hoping our media partners can help spread the word.

CHP – Placerville

*MORNING UPDATE 2/16/19 at 0955*

US-50 is already backing up. Motorists just don’t want to heed our warnings.
Chain control from Point View to Meyers.
Expect an 8-10 hour trip to South Lake Tahoe, if you are lucky. Snow will continue to fall and CalTrans will continue to hold traffic intermittently for avalanche control. THEY HAVE TO DO THIS TO KEEP YOU ALIVE!

We have been keeping our officers pretty much on double shifts keeping everyone available out there. We have been doing this since yesterday, even if you may not have seen us. We are seeing a situation where our roads cannot handle this amount of traffic in these conditions. Rather than direct traffic in many cases we are having to go rescue people who have put themselves in bad situations by being unprepared. Thank you to CalTrans, EDSO, Fire and all other agencies out there helping to mitigate the issues.

Want to know why it is backing up? Too many people are showing up to chain control completely unprepared. YOU CAN’T BUY CHAINS FROM CALTRANS. Your chains also do no good on the non-drive axle. Locations to buy chains are sparse once you get on the hill.

You have a large snowstorm over several days, add in chain control, intermittent closures for avalanche control, thousands of unprepared motorists, a 3 day weekend, and you get traffic backed up.

THERE ARE NO ALTERNATE ROUTES ON BACK ROADS IF YOU ARE ON 50. STOP TRYING TO FOLLOW GPS OFF OF 50.

I-80 is open and is designed to handle more vehicles.

To repeat what we have said all week, if you don’t absolutely have to go, then don’t. STAY HOME PLEASE

We will try to keep you updated best we can.

How much more of this can Cali take?

Just please stop coming up here [hwy 50]. The situation is too much for the area to handle and there is nowhere for you to go.

I-80 is open. Go that way!

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I-80 is open and is designed to handle more vehicles.