Highway 175 closure planned to remove damaged semi trailer
- Elizabeth Larson
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LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A portion of Highway 175 over the Hopland Grade will be closed for two days this week while a damaged semi trailer is removed.
The closure will take place from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, according to Caltrans spokesperson Cori Reed.
Reed said the closure area extends from Buckman Drive, four miles east of the Highway 101 junction, to the Lake and Mendocino County line. Motorists are advised to seek an alternate route.
She said the closure will be in effect in order to allow for a damaged semi trailer to be removed from a hillside in that area.
A tractor trailer went off the highway and rolled over in that location on Jan. 29, closing the highway for about eight hours while the semi was removed. The California Highway Patrol reported that the crash resulted in minor injuries for the driver.
The semi’s damaged trailer, however, has been there since the crash. Reed said it must be emptied and then removed from the hillside by the trucking company and the recovery contractors.
Reed said the trailer is loaded with 30,000 pounds of empty glass wine bottles.
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