Lanes reopen after car fire closed down southbound Highway 101 north of Nipomo
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – The southbound Highway 101 lanes have reopened as of 12:51 p.m. after Caltrans said it closed the lanes due to a car fire near Los Berros Road.
Caltrans closed the lanes with no estimated time of reopening at 12:39 p.m., and the car fire was first reported on the CHP log at 12:01 p.m. Wednesday.
The incident caused some traffic build-up in the area, which is still the case as of 1 p.m. according to CHP. To see the most up to date traffic in the area, see: www.keyt.com/traffic.
CHP said traffic is still stopped about a half mile north of Halcyon Rd, as of 1:01 p.m.
This is a developing story. More information will be provided as updates come into the newsroom.