The California Highway Patrol is escorting San Bernardino Mountains residents uphill twice a day as long as traffic and weather allow, Caltrans announced on Tuesday, Feb. The first escort was at 5 a. Caltrans has been clearing the roads of several feet of snow that has fallen on mountain roads in a series of storms. For now, the escorts will be from 5 to 9 a.
Motorists put snow chains on their vehicles at a roadblock at Waterman Avenue and 48th Street in San Bernardino as they wait to head up Hwy. The road into the mountains remains closed and a brief reopening is planned from pm tonight for residents only. All vehicles even if they are 4-wheel drive will need chains. Cole Young, top center, guides a friend onto snow chains as they prepare their vehicle at a roadblock at Waterman Avenue and 48th Street in San Bernardino as they wait to head up Hwy.
Rim Forest resident Ferjie Pajarito, puts snow chains on his vehicle at a roadblock at Waterman Avenue and 48th Street in San Bernardino as he waits with others to head up Hwy. Crestline resident Terry Whitfield, right, and Ferjie Pajarito, center left, from Rim Forest put snow chains on their vehicles at a roadblock at Waterman Avenue and 48th Street in San Bernardino as they wait to head up Hwy.
A motorist comes out off of Hwy. Cole Young, center left, guides a friend onto snow chains as they prepare their vehicle at a roadblock at Waterman Avenue and 48th Street in San Bernardino as while they wait to head up Hwy.
Residents are to take a route based on where they live: Residents of Crestline and Lake Arrowhead will use Highway 18, and Running Springs residents will use Highway Proof of residency is required, Caltrans said. Be prepared if this occurs, but it is better to stay home and off the roadways. Snow has trapped residents and visitors in the mountains, many who have been unable to travel to nearby stores that are running low on food. And residents have been stuck at the bottom of the mountains, unable to return home.
