EL DORADO COUNTY – Crews have removed a large boulder that rolled onto Highway 50 near Echo Summit on Monday. The boulder fell from the shear cliffs along the roadway after the Echo Summit turn. US-50 ...

One of the main roads to Lake Tahoe, U.S. Highway 50, was temporarily blocked in the Sierra Wednesday after a rockslide covered the roadway. The California Highway Patrol said in a social media post ...

KCRA 3’S ERIN HEFT SHOWS US THE CONDITIONS BEHIND THE WHEEL. A WET DRIVE QUICKLY BECOMING ICY UP HIGHWAY 50, SLUSH COVERING THE ASPHALT AS FAMILY AFTER FAMILY BRAVED THE INCOMING WEATHER FOR A TIME, A ...

CREWS GOT TO WORK TO GET TRAFFIC MOVING AGAIN WITH AN ASSIST FROM CALTRANS CREWS. THESE BOULDERS FALL OFF THE CLIFF ONTO HIGHWAY 50 ON PURPOSE. WE DON’T WANT THEM TO FALL ON THEIR OWN. WE’D RATHER ...

One-way traffic control was in place on Highway 50 just east of Echo Summit on Friday morning while work crews continued to remove loose boulders to prevent future rock slides, officials said. The ...

A Bay Area woman was among two people killed in a head-on crash in the Sierra that closed Highway 50 near Echo Summit for hours on Thanksgiving night. California Highway Patrol officers said a Toyota ...

Caltrans reopened Highway 50 Sunday morning about a half-hour after a snow sluff east of Echo Summit mountain pass trapped several vehicles. Crews worked quickly to clear the roadway, the agency said ...

LATEST March 13, 11:15 a.m. After closing Highway 50 for an avalanche warning, the California Highway Patrol has since cleared Echo Summit and the roadway was open as of 10:36 a.m. Thursday. March 13, ...

Slick road conditions and bumper-to-bumper traffic didn't stop skiers from making the trip to Echo Summit Saturday morning ...