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US 101 news
The gist
Caltrans closed all northbound U.S. 101 lanes in San Francisco on Sept. 18 for repaving.
It is one of six weekend closures affecting Bay Area drivers and SFO travelers.
How it unfolded
- Sep 14, 2026Overnight closures begin on the Hoh River Bridge on Highway 101 south of Forks, Washington, 10:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. each night through Sept. 22. A Tillamook man dies in a fatal crash on Highway 101 in Clatsop County, Oregon.
- Sep 16, 2026A two-vehicle crash involving a big rig that tipped onto its side shuts down both northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 101 near Salinas around 6:30 a.m. Caltrans announces full weekend closures on northbound U.S. 101 and a lane reduction on southbound Hospital Curve for Sept. 18-21.
- Sep 17, 2026A young Caltrans contractor is seriously injured in a crash that closed Highway 101 in Eureka for hours on Wednesday night before midnight.