Update by Caltrans
UPDATE: Opening estimated at 10 pm.
#TwitchellIC VEGETATION FIRE: HWY 166 x Alamo Creek. Two roadside starts, one contained at 1/2 acre, one is at 5 acres currently burning in brush on a steep slope. SBC & LPF resources committed. Forward progress has been stopped and is 20% contained. #CountyofSlo pic.twitter.com/JObClZWD5N
— CAL FIRE SLO (@CALFIRE_SLO) May 10, 2021
Update by Caltrans
State Route 166 East is closed in both directions between US Highway 101 near Santa Maria and Perkins Road due to a brush fire.
There is no estimated time when State Route 166 will re-open. Motorists are advised to use US 101 or Highway 58 as a detour.
CHP Traffic Incident Information Page: http://cad.chp.ca.gov
By Roger the Scanner Guy
Brush fire off Highway 166 at Alamo Creek Road. SB County Firefighters responding with mutual aid from San Luis Obispo.