[UPDATE Sunday] Heading East? Hwy 20 Closed Due to Flooding Near Williams

The well-traveled Hwy 20, a popular west to east route from Hwy 101 near Ukiah to Interstate 5 near Williams, is closed due to flooding. There is no estimated time of reopening.

“[T]here’s traffic backed up for miles,” reports the Lake County Scanner News Fire/EMS/Police Facebook page. (See here and here.)

Check out the map below provided by Caltrans in a tweet.

 

UPDATE 8:05 p.m.: Here’s a view of Hwy 20 taken west of Williams a little after 3 p.m.

flooded roadway.

Hwy 20 west of Williams [Photo by Nico Caldiera ]


UPDATE 9:16 p.m.: Hwy 16, sometimes used as an alternate way to I-5 from Hwy 20 is also closed by Esparto.

UPDATE 8:18 a.m.: Caltrans reports, “Hwy16, Yolo from Esparto – Madison the roadway is clear from County Rd 86-A to County Rd 89 due to earlier flooding.” But use caution with this. Caltrans Quickmaps has different information.

UPDATE Sunday: Caltrans District 3 tweeted, “If traveling on Hwy 20…today & tomorrow expect 3 hour delays due to flood damaged roadway repair work.”

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Capitalist pig
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Capitalist pig
7 years ago

Scott Pruitt confirmed to lead the EPA I can’t believe it Trump just keeps getting better and better I’m so excited I hope he does away with the EPA

regards
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regards
7 years ago
Reply to  Capitalist pig

I hope you get buried in coal dust. oink oink!

the misadventures of bunjee
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the misadventures of bunjee
7 years ago
Reply to  Capitalist pig

Could you troll any harder there CP?

Hopeless Idiots
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Hopeless Idiots
7 years ago
Reply to  Capitalist pig

The story is about roads flooding and you post a Trump note.[edit]

Leann
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Leann
7 years ago
Reply to  Capitalist pig

Trump has nothing to do with the closure of roads or weather are you that foolish. Get a life!

william clare matthews
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william clare matthews
7 years ago
Reply to  Capitalist pig

Just remember there are no jobs on a dead planet.
And after you cut the last tree and caught the last fish, I hope you can eat your money

Eric G
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Eric G
7 years ago

Is the flooding due to the release of 50 feet of water from Oroville? I know they want to avoid more water over the emergency spillway but jeez! 50 feet seems like a lot.

Carol
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Carol
7 years ago
Reply to  Eric G

Are you serious? Eric G. Have you ever looked at a map?!! Maybe the water from Oroville took a bus over to Williams. Lol

patti ras
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patti ras
7 years ago
Reply to  Carol

Lol, thats how you deal with ignorance, that one does not even know the geography, in question. Lead, mercury, meth and moonshine via mothers milk is a brain killer…

Long time traveler
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Long time traveler
7 years ago
Reply to  Eric G

There is a creek which runs through the hills which the road follows in that area. That is what is flooding the road! Likely other creeks by Hwy. 20 just farther west in the hills may flood as well if the heavy rains persist. Hwy 16 is very prone to rock and mud slides…not surprised it has closed.

dawni
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dawni
7 years ago

Hiway 16 from Woodland to 20 still an option if you are in the Sacto area. Nasty night to be out driving though. Might get blown off the road!

Christy
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Christy
7 years ago
Reply to  dawni

above comment from CHP on original post says Hwy 16 is closed….

clearlake fool
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clearlake fool
7 years ago
Reply to  dawni

highway 16 is closed as of sometime this morning . couldnt get east of hwy20/53 anyway . its blocked and only letting local residents thru

Argyle
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Argyle
7 years ago

As the redwood curtain closes, just seems every exit has a problem.

mark
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mark
7 years ago

There’s always the Usal road. lol

Great Adventures
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Great Adventures
7 years ago
Reply to  mark

Usal Road? Sure! Just bring a chainsaw. And a sleeping bag. And food and water. And put a backhoe in your trunk and ya might be alright!

Mike
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Mike
7 years ago

Heading east from 101, 53 to Middletown and Butts Canyon to 128 gets you to Davis for the southbound, or vice versa heading north west from sac area

clearlake fool
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clearlake fool
7 years ago
Reply to  Mike

good luck with that
lots of closures between napa and I5 and then north on I5 and 505
and lane closures north of williams on the 5 cause of flooding

Alicia
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Alicia
7 years ago
Reply to  clearlake fool

I took that exact route this morning and it was totally fine left McK at 4:15 am got to Roseville at 10:45 am so really not bad…. intended on taking 16 but the mudslide occurred….

D. Harper
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D. Harper
7 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Just takes forever.. Came over to fort bragg from Redding yesterday. A four hour trip took nearly 8 after circling all the way around through wine country

Mimi
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Mimi
7 years ago

We were in that scene yesterday . We took I-5 S@Williams to 505 to 128 to 101. If it keeps rainin, 128 will be next with closures. It was like a real life Disney Adventure ride with falling rocks, flooding. It was better than going through the Bay Area. It took about 4 hours to get to Ukiah.

G-MAS
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G-MAS
7 years ago

I’ve never seen that road covered in water before. I spent lots of time their with my family as a kid. Our friends lived their and I went every summer too. I hope everyone is safe. Please take care.

clearlake fool
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clearlake fool
7 years ago
Reply to  G-MAS

that has problems all the time . seen it closed for summer thunder storm .
i travel that stretch about 20 times a year and been thru lots of mud , water and waiting at times . lots of easy driving most of the time .
just keep your eyes on the road

Guest
Guest
Guest
7 years ago

Damn chemtrails or cloud seeding or Obama or trump or Mexico or something crap where is my damn tinfoil hat

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
7 years ago
Reply to  Guest

Next to the remote for the idiot box.

Guest
Guest
Guest
7 years ago
Reply to  Sparklemahn

Found it thanks! Now if I could just get rid of these damn leprechauns

David
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David
7 years ago
Reply to  Guest

Some MIT students did some testing of Tinfoil hats a while back. Found they actually focus many of the frequencies people worry about

Daniel Contreras
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Daniel Contreras
7 years ago

Not much help for our trucker friends. I have a route Monday taking me from Woodland to Eureka and everything is closed down to San Rafael bridge. Options such as Oregon south are being suggested, but that is a long way out of Route

Guest
Guest
Guest
7 years ago

Depending on the load and length 36 should be open if it doesn’t snow too bad

Veterans friend
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Veterans friend
7 years ago

PLEASE don’t drive into running water. Your car can be swept away by as little as a foot of water. You cannot tell if the pavement has been washed out or if there is debris hidden by muddy water. Better to be late than dead

Denouement
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Denouement
7 years ago

And please park those goddamn rigs till the sun comes out!

Susie
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Susie
7 years ago

Does anyone know if highway 20 at Williams is open yet? Thank you!