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UPDATE onTraffic Closures on State Route 139 Starting April 28: What You Need to Know

Wednesday, April 16

🚧TRAFFIC ALERT🚧: Intermittent full closures will be in effect on State Route 139 beginning on Monday, April 28. Here's what you need to know!📍 State Route 139 will be CLOSED to traffic on weekdays, Monday through Friday, between Spring Ridge Road and the BLM... Read More.

Closures on State Route 139 Starting April 28 for Paving Project

Tuesday, April 15

UPDATEDFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEIntermittent Closures Planned on State Route 139 for Susanville 139 Paving ProjectStarting on Monday, April 28, 2025, State Route 139 will be closed to traffic on weekdays, Monday through Friday, between Spring Ridge Road and the BLM Shooting Range (PM 6.7), from... Read More.

Traffic Control on 139, Expect Delays

Wednesday, April 9

Reminder: Traffic Control is set up on 139. Allow extra time if planning on traveling to Lassen College or anywhere on Hwy 139. Lassen Rural Bus has announced delays on City Route and City Express. They have major delays due to construction. Lassen Community College... Read More.

Caltrans Will Begin Preliminary Work on Susanville 139 Paving Project in Lassen County

Wednesday, March 19

Caltrans will begin preliminary roadway (rock) excavation & drainage improvement work in late March for the Susanville 139 Paving Project along State Route (SR) 139, in Lassen County. The project is located just north of Chestnut Street to 2.6 miles south of Horse Lake... Read More.

Fatal Accident Claims Life of Mt. Shasta Man on State Route 139

Sunday, January 26

A 45-year-old Mt. Shasta man is dead after an early morning incident on State Route 139 between Adin and Susanville.According to the California Highway Patrol the man died after a single-vehicle incident that occurred at 3:50 in the morning on Sunday, January 26, 2025.The... Read More.

Tragic Highway 139 Collision Claims the Life of 9-Year-Old, Leaves Two Injured

Monday, November 18

A devastating accident on Highway 139, south of County Road 91, claimed the life of a 9-year-old girl and left two others injured on Saturday, Nov 16th. Emergency responders swiftly arrived at the scene, where one adult male and another juvenile were found with... Read More.

Vegetation Fire Contained on Highway 139, No Injuries Reported

Wednesday, October 16

Early in the morning on October 15, 2024, the Susanville Fire Department (SFD) responded to a vegetation fire near Highway 139 and Hall Street. The call came in at around 12:28 a.m. When SFD's Truck 1 (T-1) arrived on the scene, firefighters found a... Read More.

Caltrans Hosts Open House for Major Highway 139 Project

Friday, February 2

Looking at your week ahead, you'll want to participate in Caltrans's upcoming open house for the large-scale project impacting your drive along Highway 139.The project is expected to close the highway at varying times and fall under one-way traffic controls by the summer of... Read More.

Caltrans Begins Paving Project on SR 139

Thursday, August 3

Delays are coming to Highway 139 outside of Susanville as Caltrans gears up for a paving project. District 2 and All-American Construction, Inc. will begin on the Grasshopper CIR Project Monday.The nearly 4 million dollar project will recycle existing pavement and pour an overlay... Read More.

HWY 139 Closed For Hazmat Spill

Monday, June 5

**Update***The California Highway Patrol provides an update on yesterday’s hazmat spill that closed Highway 139 for hours. Just after 5 am, Pedro Colon was driving a big rig, towing two trailers south on the highway, when a deer jumped in his path. Colon quickly... Read More.