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TRAFFIC ALERT: Ortega Highway Back Open
The road had been closed in this week's snowstorm.
PHOTO: Vehicles trapped on the Ortega Highway Dec. 31, 2014. SCREENSHOT VIA ABC7 NEWS
State Route 74, the Ortega Highway, has re- opened after snow made it impassable and forced a closure, though a traffic advisory remains in effect.
The treacherous conditions triggered a closure at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, affecting about 20 miles of highway between Nichols Roads, near San Juan Capistrano, and Grand Avenue at Lake Elsinore.
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The two-lane road was cleared and re-opened at 6 p.m. on Thursday, according to a dispatcher with the California Highway Patrol.
About three dozen vehicles with 40 people in them were stranded on the highway because of the conditions, but were eventually bused out, said CHP spokeswoman Mary Bailey.
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– City News Service contributed to this report.
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