Box truck crash cause heavy traffic on Highway 101

Truck ax heavy traffic highway 101 — Caltrans

By Julia Nguyen

December 22, 2020 11:34 am

Published December 22, 2020 11:29 am

CARPINTERIA, Calif. -- A box truck crash caused heavy traffic on Highway 101 on Tuesday morning.

Around 6:30 a.m., a box truck crashed into a guardrail causing traffic to stop on northbound Highway 101 nearby Santa Monica Road in Carpinteria.

Caltrans closed the road near Santa Monica Road causing heavy traffic in the area.

The number one lane was reopened around 8:14 a.m. The number two right lane remains closed for guardrail repair.

The number two lane was expected to reopen by 1 p.m. but was pushed to 6 p.m.

The No. 2 (right) lane of northbound #US101 at Santa
Monica Road in Carpinteria is expected to re-open at 6 pm following a traffic incident this morning. Caltrans had to perform emergency guardrail repairs at this location which were damaged by a large truck.@CaltransD5 https://t.co/T8VFwby7sP
— Jim Shivers (@PIOJimShivers) December 23, 2020

We will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.

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