Accidents, bad road conditions in Douglas County

Multiple vehicles crashed Jan. 13 on slick roads on Highway 50. Photo/LTN

Highway 50 is closed between Round Hill and Glenbrook because of three accidents.

Two of them are property damage, the third involves an injury that is not life threatening.

“Because of the temperatures it’s freezing all of the water over to ice,” Nevada Highway Patrol Trooper Dan Gordon told Lake Tahoe News.

He did not have an estimate of when the road would be open. The accident occurred about 9:30am Jan. 13.

With two months of extreme freeze-thaw cycles with above average moisture in Douglas County, many of the roads such as Jacks Valley and Waterloo Lane have experienced an increase in potholes.  The recent flooding has caused shoulder erosion on areas of Genoa Lane, Mottsville Lane, and Centerville Lane. 

Flood cleanup and repair, and snow removal have been the main focus for our road crews this week.  Pothole repair will start as soon as possible on all county roads depending on several factors including severity, weather and work load priority.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report