Crime & Safety

Highway 101 Cleared After Friday Gravel Spill

The California Highway Patrol shut down all lanes of Hwy. 101 southbound Friday night for nearly two hours following a gravel spill.

By Bay City News Service

All lanes of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in Menlo Park have reopened this morning after a dump truck dropped a load of gravel on the roadway late Friday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The spill was reported at 10:11 p.m. on U.S. Highway 101 near the interchange with Willow Road.

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The truck dumped enough gravel on the road to prompt the CHP to
close all lanes of southbound Highway 101 at 10:24 p.m.

All lanes were reopened by 12:45 a.m., according to the CHP.

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