Edhat Staff
Update by edhat staff
5:40 p.m., May 27, 2022
Highway 101 is now back open.
Update by edhat staff
3:45 p.m., May 27, 2022
All lanes of Highway 101 are still closed near Cat Canyon Road due to an investigation of a suspicious item.
Northbound lanes are being directed off at Los Alamos to Hwy. 135. Southbound lanes are being taken off at Union Valley Pkwy. in Santa Maria and directed to Hwy. 135.
There is no estimated time for reopening, according to Caltrans.
At 2:00 p.m., Caltrans reported all lanes of Highway 101 at Cat Canyon Rd. north of Los Alamos are reopened. It’s unclear if the roadway opened and then shut back down again or if the reopening report was made in error.
Update by edhat staff
12:45 p.m., May 27, 2022
Caltrans has updated the closure to include both north and southbound lanes of Highway 101.
Northbound lanes will be diverted at Los Alamos onto Hwy. 135. Southbound lanes will exit at Union Valley Pkwy. in Santa Maria and on to Hwy. 135.
By edhat staff
12:00 p.m., May 27, 2022
Caltrans announced all southbound lanes of Highway 101 at Cat Canyon Road will close at 1:00 p.m. today, as requested by the California Highway Patrol (CHP).
Just before noon, Caltrans posted a “SIG ALERT” announcing CHP is working in the area and requested the roadway to be closed for 30 minutes to one hour.
A detour is available via southbound Highway 135.
According to the CHP, law enforcement is being called out to investigate a suspicious item that was found off the roadway that may or may not be an explosive.
This is a developing story.
