Highway 99 traffic near Bakersfield backed up for hours due to severe weather
KFSN
Sunday, September 3, 2017
The highway was closed due to a mudslide, downed power lines and several traffic accidents following a storm that passed through the area.
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Hundreds of cars are at a complete standstill because both directions of Highway 99 are shut down just south of Bakersfield.
The highway was closed due to a mudslide, downed power lines and several traffic accidents following a storm that passed through the area. CHP says the northbound portion of Highway 99 is expected to reopen in about around 9 p.m.