I-5 In Part Of Colusa County Re-Opened After Flooding
4:15 Update: Both directions of I-5 have reopened. Williams CHP just opened one lane in the southbound direction, and both lanes are open for northbound traffic.
Traffic is beginning to pick up, and water is receding on the northbound side faster, according to CBS13 reporter Rachel Wulff.
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WILLIAMS (CBS13) – Flooding has traffic on Interstate 5 in Colusa County at a standstill in Colusa County on Thursday.
Caltrans closing a segment of I-5 between Maxwell Rd and Highway 20 in Colusa County due to flooding. No ETO #TrafficAlert
— Caltrans District 3 (@CaltransDist3) February 14, 2019
Caltrans closed the part of I-5 between Maxwell Road and Highway 20 late Thursday morning after an atmospheric river rolled through Northern California. Traffic is being let through on the northbound side, but only one vehicle at a time.
About five inches of rain has fallen in the area over the past 24 hours.
No estimated time of reopening has been given.
NB I-5 closed at Williams due to #flooding. #traffic Traffic at a stand still. @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/XIVnLsJJGZ
— Rachel Wulff (@rachelwulff) February 14, 2019
Traffic is backing up south of Williams on the northbound side and to Delevan on the southbound side of I-5.
California Highway Patrol is diverting traffic to Colusa and Highway 20 to Yuba City, then Highway 99 and back onto I-5.