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Multiple closures on Highway 99 in Fresno for emergency Caltrans repairs, agency says

Southbound traffic crawls along Highway 99 on a Saturday afternoon in 2017 in Fresno. Caltrans reported the backup was due to equipment failure during pothole repairs.
Southbound traffic crawls along Highway 99 on a Saturday afternoon in 2017 in Fresno. Caltrans reported the backup was due to equipment failure during pothole repairs. SILVIA FLORES Fresno Bee file

Officials abruptly closed multiple lanes of Highway 99 on Wednesday morning for emergency repairs, according to the state Department of Transportation.

The need for emergency repairs at a Caltrans facility led to the closures as of about 8:30 a.m., according to posts on Facebook and Twitter from the same time.

Caltrans gave no timeline for the length of the closure for the section near downtown.

Officials closed:

  • The slow lane of southbound 99 between Highway 180 and Fresno Street
  • The eastbound connector of Highway 180 to southbound Highway 99
  • The Stanislaus Street off-ramp from southbound Highway 99
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Reporter Thaddeus Miller has covered cities in the central San Joaquin Valley since 2010, writing about everything from breaking news to government and police accountability. A native of Fresno, he joined The Fresno Bee in 2019 after time in Merced and Los Banos.
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