LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Fog and icy road conditions resulted in county road workers and California Highway Patrol officers keeping an eye on the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff on Tuesday.
A thick morning fog came off Clear Lake in that area of the Northshore, resulting in icy roads, said Lake County Road Superintendent Steve Stangland.
“We didn’t have any accidents to our knowledge,” said Stangland.
Stangland said the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff is the busiest of the roads that Lake County maintains, and his staff gives it extra attention as a result.
A county sand truck on Tuesday spent part of the day sanding the cutoff, and the CHP set out flares to warn drivers of icy areas, Stangland said.
Stangland said the county has three road districts, each of which has a staff member who starts work at 4 a.m. – ahead of commuter traffic – to monitor areas like the cutoff, Bottle Rock Road and Point Lakeview Road for ice, downed trees and other road hazards.
With the fog lifting, Stangland said he’s not anticipating Wednesday to replicate Tuesday’s icy conditions.
The National Weather Service is predicting chances of showers increasing through the end of the week.
Stangland said the cloud cover and chance of rain will mean slightly warmer temperatures and less chance of icy roadways.
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