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5, 14 Freeways Closed Due To Heavy Snow

Posted by: Jade Aubuchon in Santa Clarita Latest News, Traffic February 25, 2023 - 8:14 am 0 8,311 Views

Both Interstate 5 (5 Freeway) and State Route 14 (14 Freeway) has been closed due to reports of heavy snow on Saturday morning.

As of 8 a.m. Saturday, both the 5 Freeway north of Castaic and the 14 Freeway east of Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country have been closed due to heavy snow and icy conditions on the roadway, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).

The 5 Freeway is closed from Parker Road in Castaic to Grapevine Road due to snow and icy road conditions, according to Caltrans.

The “snow gate” is open at Lake Hughes Road in Castaic to allow northbound traffic to make U-turns, according to officials.

The 14 Freeway is fully closed between Soledad Canyon Road in Canyon Country and Avenue S in the Antelope Valley.

CHP officials also reported a mudslide causing traffic issues on the 14 Freeway before the shutdown.

There is no expected reopening time.

Additional Closures

  • Bouquet Canyon Road, from Vasquez Canyon Road to Spunky Canyon Road
  • San Francisquito Road, from Elizabeth Lake Road to Peltom Street
  • Placerita Canyon Road, from Sierra Highway to Sand Canyon Road


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5, 14 Freeways Closed Due To Heavy Snow

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About Jade Aubuchon

A Santa Clarita native, Jade has spent her whole life involved in community outreach. After graduating from Learning Post High in 2015, she went on to College of the Canyons to pursue a double major in English and Marketing. Jade spent several years as a ballroom dance performer for a local studio and has performed at public and private events throughout Santa Clarita. Over the last two decades she has helped every major non-profit in SCV raise hundreds of thousands of dollars through donating her time and talent to drawing crowds for large events in the Santa Clarita Valley and beyond. Non-profits she has worked with include: SCV Boys & Girls Club, SCV Senior Center, VIA, Single Mothers Outreach, American Legion Post 507, SCV Sheriff’s Foundation, and many more. As KHTS Co-News Director, Jade oversees the KHTS news team, which covers all the latest news impacting Santa Clarita. Jade is also instrumental in reporting on-the-scene local emergencies, covering them on-air and via Facebook Live and YouTube. Another dimension to Jade’s on-air skills and writing are her regular political and celebrity interviews, including her bi-monthly interviews with local politicians and community leaders. Her real passion lies in local history and cold case crime coverage, some of the highlights of her career are collaborating with victims’ families to keep killers behind bars. Along with covering and writing her own news stories, Jade can be heard broadcasting the daily local news every weekday morning and afternoon drive-time twice an hour on KHTS 98.1FM and AM-1220.

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