Traffic Still Slow On Highway 49

Angels Camp, CA — Delays can be expected on Highway 49, near Gun Club Road, up until noon today.

ATT is on scene of this morning’s accident that involved a pickup truck slamming into a telephone pole. Two people in the truck were taken away by ambulance to Mark Twain Medical Center. The accident occurred just after 7:30am. San Andreas based CHP Officer Jaime Castillo says only one lane of Highway 49 is open at this time, and both lanes should be open by noon.

Big rig trucks cannot get through at this time. Alternate routes include Parrotts Ferry Road and O’Byrnes Ferry Road. Click here to view a map of the area.

Update at 12pm: Both lanes of Highway 49 are open.