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Caltrans updates SR‑38 emergency repairs; Big Bear businesses press for coordinated winter traffic plan
Summary
Caltrans District 8 told the Big Bear Lake City Council the SR‑38 emergency repairs are progressing but weather and storm risk make a reopening date uncertain; local tourism and business groups asked the city to press for a coordinated winter traffic plan, staging and clearer public updates to protect the winter economy.
Caltrans District 8 officials briefed the City of Big Bear Lake on Nov. 12 on multiple mountain projects and said crews are making steady progress on emergency repairs to State Route 38 but cannot promise a reopening date.
Jazz Hemphall, Caltrans Public Information Officer, described the district's corridor management system (CMS) project covering 18 locations with 20 CMS placements and said the work is about 45% complete, with CIDH piles installed at all locations and electrical work in progress. Horace Corey, Caltrans legislative liaison, gave a separate update on the SR‑38 emergency project, saying crews…
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