Winter travel to and from Lake Tahoe and the Bay Area may be a traffic nightmare. You can organize your trip and stay out of the car by using the real-time digital maps and tools on both sides of the lake.
Traffic is currently being held on #TrafficAlertUS-50.Meyers is halting westbound traffic.Echo Summit is holding eastbound traffic.This is because of several spin-outs brought on by the state of the roads.NB4bdtSxFq pic.twitter.com/
January 3, 2025, Caltrans District 3 (@CaltransDist3)
You can adjust your view for congestion, chain controls, or accidents on I-80, US-50, and other routes surrounding Lake Tahoe in California with CaltransQuickMap. For a closer look, choose traffic cam view and make appropriate plans.
shows a map of traffic conditions, cameras, and chain controls on every route on the Nevada side of the Sierra, much like QuickMap. Waze traffic reports for the region are another option.
Hopefully, the upcoming flying ferry will help ease Tahoe’s traffic issues. But to lessen the pain in the interim, make use of these maps.
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