All southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway have been re-opened after snow in the Grapevine prompted officials to close all lanes of the 5 Freeway for the second time on Thanksgiving, officials said.
UPDATE: 9:40 p.m. — All southbound lanes of the 5 Freeway are now open in the Grapevine north of Castaic, according to officials with the California Department of Transportation.
I-5 UPDATE @ 9:30 PM:
All SB I-5 lanes are now OPEN from Grapevine.
CHP is beginning to escort vehicles on NB I-5.
Thank you for your patience and drive slowly and carefully through the pass! https://t.co/jNnEDKusuO
— Caltrans District 7 (@CaltransDist7) November 29, 2019
Units with the California Highway Patrol were still escorting vehicles on the northbound side of the 5 Freeway as of 9:40 p.m.
UPDATE: 7:50 p.m. — All lanes in both directions of the 5 Freeway are now closed in the Grapevine, according to officials with the California Highway Patrol.
Vehicles traveling northbound on the 5 Freeway are currently being stopped near Hasley Canyon Road, while southbound traffic is being stopped in Gorman, according to traffic logs from the California Highway Patrol.
This is the second time in one day that the Grapevine has been shut down, with the 5 Freeway previously being shut down earlier Thanksgiving morning.
UPDATE: 3:10 p.m. — All lanes of the 5 Freeway are now open in the Grapevine north of Castaic, according to the CHP Fort Tejon Area Office.
UPDATE: 2 p.m. — California Highway Patrol officers are now escorting traffic in the southbound direction, the northbound remains closed, according to the CHP officials.
UPDATE: 8 a.m. — All lanes in both directions of the 5 Freeway are now closed in the Grapevine, according to the California Department of Transportation.
At around 5 a.m. Thursday the California Highway Patrol has closed all northbound lanes of the 5 Freeway at Lake Hughes Road, according to traffic logs.
The CHP is working with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) to turn cars around using the new Grapevine gate, according to officials.
It is unclear how long the 5 Freeway will remain closed, according to CHP officials.
For detours around the Grapevine click here.
Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.
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Lots of snow here in the Antelope Valley. Steadily snowing since 7am or earlier with no letup. I am sure family can’t get up here for Thanksgiving dinner but we are all snuggled and warm watching the snow fall. Dang global warming!
Yup, that GLOBAL WARMING is really wreaking havoc!