One of the three mountain passes in the Mother Lode is reopening this week, with work on the other two recently hitting significant milestones. Caltrans will reopen Ebbetts Pass on Highway 4 for the ...

One high-elevation mountain pass in the Central Sierra is now open, while work continues to open two others. Caltrans announced that Ebbetts Pass on Highway 4 reopened for seasonal travel at 2 p.m.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE: Snow-covered peaks, Sonora Pass, Calif. (Don Smith/Getty Images) Caltrans has announced the temporary closure of three ...

It’s that time of year again — the great snow-clearing effort to get Central Sierra Nevada passes open again after a wet winter. Caltrans District 9 maintenance crews working Highway 108 in Mono ...