Traffic & Transit
Gas Tanker Overturns, Closing Hwy 29 Between Napa, Lake Counties
The driver of the tanker said it was fully loaded, the CHP said.
NAPA COUNTY, CA — A double-trailer gasoline tanker that overturned on its side on a rural Napa County Road caused the closure of state Highway 29 Thursday, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash on Old Lawley Toll Road 2 miles north of Calistoga was reported around 10:45 a.m.
According to the Napa County Office of Emergency, Highway 29 is closed from Tubbs Lane in Napa County to Bradford Road in Lake County, and motorists need to find an alternate route to Lake County.
The driver of the tanker said it was fully loaded, the CHP said.
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Caltrans crews estimated the highway would be closed until midnight, according to the CHP.
— Bay City News Service
