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Martinez: Gravel Spill Shuts Downs Lanes on Westbound Highway 4

by ECT

The California Highway Patrol have shut down several lanes of westbound Highway 4 at McEwen Road after a gravel spill occurred around 4:46 am Monday.

According to CHP, by 4:53 am, they reported all lanes were blocked and a SIGALERT was issued as debris were in the roadway. By 5:15 am, the No. 1 lane was reopened.

By 6:39 am, a CALTRANS sweeper that was on scene broke and a new one was requested.

Detail Information
4:46 AM51[1] SAND EVERYWHERE ALL OVER THE RDWY
4:46 AM50[2] SEVERAL VEHS STARTING SPINNING OUT
4:47 AM49[6] LL W/ FIRE
4:48 AM48[8] 1039 EMS
4:49 AM47[9] PER ANOTHER 4 VEH ON RHS
4:50 AM46[13] [Appended, 04:50:49] [1] RP IN GRY NISS MAX — 1182 IN HIS VEH
4:51 AM45[15] RP IN A GRY TOYT MATRIX, WENT UP THE HILL ON THE RHS
4:51 AM44[16] C19-180C BREAK STARTED AT ALHAMBRA
4:50 AM43[18] [Appended, 04:51:45] [2] 2 VEH TC
4:51 AM42[20] C19-180C REQ 1185R X2 [Shared]
4:51 AM41[21] RP IN GRY TOYT MATRIX ADVS ANOTHER VEH SPUN OUT / THEN HE HIT 1 OTHER VEHS
4:53 AM40[24] C19-180C 97 – ALL LNS BLOCKED
4:53 AM39[25] C19-180C REQ 241C TO BRING IN BREAK FRM ALHAMBRA
4:53 AM38[28] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 B and D TOW W/ 2 TRUCKS 925-933-1221
4:54 AM37[30] 1039 DOTCC
4:55 AM36[31] ^***ISSUE SIGALERT*** WB 4 JEO MCEWAN ALL LANES BLOCKED DUE TO DEBRIS IN THE ROADWAY
4:59 AM35[34] C19-180C FIRE CAN REDUCE TO C2
4:59 AM34[35] 19-S7 BRINGING IN BREAK FRM ALHAMBRA
4:59 AM33[36] C19-180C NEG INJ / COP ONLY
5:00 AM32[37] C19-180C REQ ETA FRM CALTRANS WHEN AVAIL
5:00 AM31[38] 1039 FIRE TO REDUCE
5:00 AM30[39] WILL ADVS ETA WHEN AVAIL, MAKING CALL OUTS
5:03 AM29[41] C19-241C BREAK STARTED FRM ALHAMBRA
5:05 AM28[43] 1039 3A C# 30370 CLUB FLEET WALNUT CREEK -SIL STRN
5:05 AM27[44] 19-S7 CALTRANS WILL HAVE TO RESP W/ A COUPLE OF SWEEPERS AND A SKIP LOADER TO CLEAR ALL THE DEBRIS
5:05 AM26[45] 19-S7 TRYING TO GET #1 LN OPENED
5:06 AM25[46] 1039 DOTCC
5:06 AM24[47] 1039 3A C#30373 CLUB FLEET WALNUT CREEK – TOYT MATRIX
5:08 AM23[48] 19-S7 REQ CALTRANS ALSO HAVE A CREW RESP FOR A HARD CLOSURE
5:08 AM22[49] 1039 DOTCC
5:10 AM21[52] 1039 OFC FOR DAYSHIFT
5:14 AM20[53] 19-S7 #1 LN OPEN
5:15 AM19[54] ^***UPDATE SIGAL;ERT*** #1 LANE OPEN, #2 LANE CLOSED. UNK ETO AT THIS TIME.
5:16 AM18[56] COPY, 1039 DOTCC
5:18 AM17[57] [Notification] [CHP]-PLS ADV IF HARD LANE CLOSURE STILL NEEDED [Shared]
5:18 AM16[58] 19-S7 AFFIRM ON HARD CLOSURE
5:19 AM15[59] COPY, 1039 DOTCC
5:21 AM14[62] 19-S7 CPYS / INQ IF THEY CAN RESP W/ MORE FLARES UNTIL CALTRANS CAN RESP FOR THE CLOSURE
5:21 AM13[63] GRAVEL THRU BOTH LNS *
5:28 AM12[65] A19-401A TRFC BACK UP TO ALHAMBRA // VEH REVERSING DOWN THE ONR NOW
5:38 AM11[67] [Notification] [CHP]-CALTRANS IN ROUTE, CAN UNIT ADV WHERE LANE CLOSURE SHOULD START? [Shared]
5:39 AM10[68] 19-S7 CPYS – CLOSURE TO START 1/4 JEO THE SCENE – AT ABOVE 1020
5:40 AM9[70] 1039 DOTCC
6:24 AM8[75] 19-180C REQ ETA FOR 3A FOR SIL STRN / 1039 3A THEY WERE NOT RESPONDING ADV 1185R NEEDS TO BE ROLLED DUE TO THE STRN BEING IN DITCH AND FACING W/WAY
6:25 AM7[76] 19-401A ETA FOR CAL TRANS SWEEPERS IS 5-10 MINS STUCK IN BACK UP
6:25 AM6[77] GG-C193 ESCORTING CAL TRANS SWEEPER NOW 1/4 MI OUT STUCK IN TRFC
6:28 AM5[78] C19-180C SCGG, PLS ROLL 1185 FOR SIL STRN OFF RDWY IN DITCH FACING W/WAY
6:31 AM4[80] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 ACE SIERRA TOW 925-680-5501 FOR SIL SATURN ETA 30 MINS
6:39 AM3[82] A19-401A CAL TRANS SWEEPER 97 BROKE 1023’NG FOR NEW ONE
6:51 AM2[86] 19-S7 SUFFICENT UNITS ARE PROVIDING 1184 WHILE CAL TRANS IS CLEANING UP GRAVEL
7:02 AM1[87] ACE SIERRA TOW LL REQ PERM TO USE RHS THEY AREA STUCK AT ALHAMBRA // AFFIRM PER 19-401

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