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Highway 101 in SLO closed in both directions due to flooding

US Highway 101 is closed in San Luis Obispo. The southbound lanes are closed at Santa Rosa Street, the northbound lanes are closed at Osos Street due to rain related flooding. An estimate for re-opening is unknown. Traffic is heavy on US 101 in the downtown area.
@PIOJimShivers

Both lanes of Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo were closed Thursday afternoon after more than a foot of rain was reported in the roadway. Caltrans closed the north and southbound lanes near Santa Rosa Street just before 1 p.m., according to the agency.

Incident: 00129 Type: SIG Alert Location: Us101 N / Us101 N Sr1 Ofr Loc Desc: NB and SB 101 AT SANTA ROSA ST SLO Lat/Lon: 35.286891 -120.663125 

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1:28 PM2[2] ISSUE SIGALERT
1:25 PM1[1] SB 101 AND NB 101 CLOSED AT SANTA ROSA IN SAN LUIS OBISPO
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Appointed appellate counsel for indigent defendants (retired.) I have lived in Big Sur since 1984, first on the north coast, and on the South Coast since 1989.

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