UPDATE (1/22, 2:39 p.m.): Highway 178 at the Kern Canyon will remain closed overnight and the situation will be reassessed Monday morning. There is currently no estimated time for reopening.
KERN, Update: State Route 178 will remain CLOSED overnight and into tomorrow due to continued rainfall and rockslide activity.
— Caltrans District 6 (@caltransdist6) January 22, 2017
ORIGINAL (1/21): Highway 178 at Kern Canyon is closed again due to rock slides.
Cal-Trans tweeted the following at 7:27 p.m. on Saturday:
KERN: SR 178 is again CLOSED through Kern Canyon due to rock slides. Maintenance crews on site. No ETO at this time. pic.twitter.com/Hw4ecjs8Hm
— Caltrans District 6 (@caltransdist6) January 22, 2017
The closure comes roughly two hours after a previous closure was lifted. There is no estimation for opening at this time, CalTrans says that the road will be closed through the night.
