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ROADS AND TRAFFIC
Updated: 03:00 AM v2.5
Run Spr to Highland  (330): 21 mins  
Highland to Run Spr  (330): 23 mins  
Big Bear to Run Spr    (18): 22 mins  
Run Spr to Big Bear    (18): 22 mins  
Big Bear to Redlands  (38): 66 mins  
Redlands to Big Bear  (38): 65 mins  
Big Bear to Lucerne    (18): 33 mins  
Lucerne to Big Bear    (18): 34 mins  
=Light  =Moderate  =Heavy Traffic
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06:00 PM TRAFFIC HAZARD (RUNNING SPRINGS )
05:12 PM TRAFFIC ACCIDENT (BIG BEAR LAKE)
05:05 PM TRAFFIC ACCIDENT (BIG BEAR LAKE )
05:02 PM CO2 ALARM (BIG BEAR LAKE)
04:36 PM SMOKE CHECK (JOSHUA TREE )
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SOCALMOUNTAINS REALTIME ROAD CONDITIONS



ROADS UPDATED AT: 03:30 AM
=Light  =Moderate  =Heavy Traffic
[SOCALMOUNTAINS.COM ROADS v8.95]


 RUNNING SPRINGS TO HIGHLAND: 21 mins [1 min Delay]
 HIGHLAND TO RUNNING SPRINGS: 23 mins [3 min Delay]
ROAD OPEN
NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS



 RUNNING SPRINGS TO BIG BEAR: 22 mins [1 min Delay]
 BIG BEAR TO RUNNING SPRINGS: 22 mins [1 min Delay]
ROAD OPEN
NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS



 BIG BEAR TO REDLANDS: 66 mins [0 min Delay]
 REDLANDS TO BIG BEAR: 67 mins [0 min Delay]
ROAD OPEN
NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS
HIGHWAY 38 IS NOW OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY (WEATHER AND CONDITIONS PERMITTING) THROUGH SUNDAY, JANUARY 4TH. BEGINNING ON MONDAY JANUARY 5TH SR38 WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7AM AND 5PM MONDAY-FRIDAY. SR38 WILL BE OPEN FOR TRAVEL BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 5PM AND 7AM. ON WEEKENDS SR38 WILL REMAIN OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY (SO IT WILL REOPEN ON FRIDAYS AT 5PM AND NOT CLOSE AGAIN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING MONDAY AT 7AM). THIS SCHEDULE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE CLOSURE AREA REMAINS THE SAME: MILL CREEK ROAD TO HILLS RANCH ROAD.
NOTE: SCM TRAVEL TIMES WILL NOT BE ACCURATE UNTIL GOOGLE MAPS OPENS THE ROADWAY. GOOGLE IS OFTEN DELAYED WITH OPENING ROADWAYS ON ITS SYSTEM.



 BIG BEAR TO LUCERNE VALLEY: 33 mins [0 min Delay]
 LUCERNE VALLEY TO BIG BEAR: 34 mins [0 min Delay]
ROAD OPEN
NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS




CHAIN RESTRICTIONS SUMMARY
[SOCALMOUNTAINS.COM ROADS v9.2]

HWY 18 (Lucerne)      : NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS
HWY 18 (Arctic Circle): NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS
HWY 18 (Arrowhead)  : NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS
HWY 38  : NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS
HWY 330: NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS
HWY 138: NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS
HWY 173: NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS
HWY 189: NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS
FOR DETAILED CHAIN RESTRICTIONS CLICK HERE

R1=2WD Vehicles must have M+S Tires, must carry chains
R2=2WD Chains Required, 4WD must carry chains
R3=Chains required on ALL vehicles!





RECENT TRAFFIC INCIDENTS AS OF: 03:30 AM

NO RECENT TRAFFIC INCIDENTS


DETAILED CHAINS RESTRICTIONS AS OF: 03:30 AM
(Data obtained from Caltrans database)
R1=2WD Vehicles must have M+S Tires, must carry chains
R2=2WD Chains Required, 4WD must carry chains
R3=Chains required on ALL vehicles!
(List below created by Socalmountains.com custom software)

NO CHAIN RESTRICTIONS AT THIS TIME




CALTRANS ROAD WORK AS OF: 03:00 AM


ROAD WORK IN PROGRESS

NO CURRENT ROADWORK FOUND







CALTRANS SIGNBOARDS AS OF: 03:30 AM

Eastbound I-10 near RIVERSIDE CO (RIV 10 EB [024.00] Verbenia Cabazon (29))
SEVERE WEATHER
AHEAD
USE CAUTION


Eastbound SR-60 near RIVERSIDE CO (RIV 60 EB [008.69] RUBIDOUX BLVD (6))
MINUTES TO
CA-7421 MIN
I-1028 MIN


Westbound SR-60 near MORENO VALLEY (RIV 60 WB [015.70] HEACOCK (56))
SLOW DOWN
SAVE A LIFE


Eastbound I-10 near REDLANDS (SBD 10 EB [027.50] E/O MT VIEW (59))
CA-243 24 MIN
CA-62 38 MIN


Westbound I-10 near LOMA LINDA (SBD 10 WB [027.50] 0.3 mi W/O MT VIEW (15))
SLOW DOWN
SAVE A LIFE


Eastbound SR-138 near SAN BERNARDINO CO (SBD 138 EB [037.65] 0.2 mi n/o Hwy 18 (77))
SLOW DOWN
SAVE A LIFE


Southbound I-15 near SAN BERNARDINO CO (SBD 15 SB [018.20] 3 mi N/O Kenwood (19))
SEVERE WEATHER
AHEAD
USE CAUTION


Southbound I-15 near HESPERIA (SBD 15 SB [036.70] 0.8 mi S/O Bear Vly (20))
SEVERE WEATHER
AHEAD
USE CAUTION


Southbound SR-18 near SAN BERNARDINO CO (SBD 18 SB [020.53] Lake Gregory Dr. (78))
SR 173 CLOSED
AT HWY 138
USE ALT ROUTE


Westbound I-210 near SAN BERNARDINO (SBD 210 WB [024.88] E/O Waterman Ave (73))
SR 173 CLOSED
AT HWY 138
USE ALT ROUTE


Northbound SR-259 near SAN BERNARDINO (SBD 259 NB [001.40] W/O E Street (87))
SR 173 CLOSED
AT HWY 138
USE ALT ROUTE


Eastbound SR-60 near ONTARIO (SBD 60 EB [007.91] ARCHIBALD UC (28))
SLOW DOWN
SAVE A LIFE
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SCM ALERT🚨
1 hour(s) ago
CALTRANS UPDATE:
SR-138 lanes between Wagon Train Road and junction SR-173 are reopened. However, this is still a closure on the SR-138 from junction SR-2 to Cajon Blvd.
December 26, 2025 at 02:15AM

SCM ALERT🚨
4 hour(s) ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO:
Eric_rs
Troll
Have a great day from all of us at SCM!

Gruuv
6 hour(s) ago
Merry Christmas everyone! Maybe we didn’t get snow, but it was beautiful anyway. Hope you all had a great day!

butterflyaway
6 hour(s) ago
Merry Christmas. Hope everyone had a beautiful day. So thankful you didn’t get hit with that approaching storm. Now look to a fabulous New Year.

Applenut
6 hour(s) ago
...And even restaurants that aren't considered Mexican usually serve Mexican food, such as Oakside's tacos.

Applenut
6 hour(s) ago
Holeinbow, I counted Chipotle in advance; that may be cheating a bit.

Around The Lake
7 hour(s) ago
Very good news as the have started the snowmaking process at Bear. Hopefully they will have a great snow production tonight

holeinbow
7 hour(s) ago
I said hacienda twice because its very difficult to scroll up or down when creating a post. Any ideas? Merry christmas a d good night all!

holeinbow
8 hour(s) ago
Lol applenut, you had me counting our mexican places on my fingers and wondering who i forgot. West to east...
Azteca grill
La bamba
El jacalito
Muchachos ( outa business)
Nuevo vallarta
Laguna grill
Gaby's
Hacienda
Lapaws
And the yellow building near community market.
Hacienda

SCM ALERT🚨
10 hour(s) ago
CALTRANS UPDATE:
SBCO: EB/WB SR-138 emergency closures between junction SR-2 and junction SR-173 due to flooding. Unknown duration. Seek alternate route and avoid the area. For updates, check [Click Here] #Caltrans8 [Click Here]
December 25, 2025 at 05:22PM

SCM ALERT🚨
11 hour(s) ago
[INCIDENT DISPATCH]
TU /TRAFFIC COLLISION WITH UNKNOWN INJURIES IN BIG BEAR LAKE - NB HWY MM BIG BEAR LAKE
DETAILS: [Click Here]

KK
11 hour(s) ago
Yes we do need to be thankful for our blessing. Once again, May we all be blessed this coming year.

SCM ALERT🚨
13 hour(s) ago
CALTRANS UPDATE:
SBCO: EB/WB SR-18 emergency closures between Sheep Creek Rd thru LA County Ln & WB SR-18 closures between Verbena Rd thru Sheep Creek Road in Phelan due to flooding. Unknown duration. Seek alternate route and avoid the area. For updates, check [Click Here] #Caltrans8 [Click Here]
December 25, 2025 at 02:26PM

SCM ALERT🚨
13 hour(s) ago
@CHP Arrowhead:
Update 12/25/25 2:15 p.m.

SR-138 is now open. SR-173 from SR-138 to Arrowhead Lakes Rd. still remains closed.
December 25, 2025 at 02:16PM

Trail Rider
14 hour(s) ago
Yup Applenut so much to be greatful for!
Latest Forum Posts
Posted by SCM ALERT🚨 in ROAD CONDITIONS
CALTRANS UPDATE: SR-138 lanes between Wagon Train Road and junction SR-173 are (Dec 26 25: 02:24am)

Posted by SCM ALERT🚨 in ROAD CONDITIONS
CALTRANS UPDATE: SBCO: EB/WB SR-138 emergency closures between junction SR-2 an (Dec 25 25: 05:29pm)

Posted by SCM ALERT🚨 in ROAD CONDITIONS
CALTRANS UPDATE: SBCO: EB/WB SR-18 emergency closures between Sheep Creek Rd th (Dec 25 25: 02:29pm)

Posted by SCM ALERT🚨 in ROAD CONDITIONS
CALTRANS UPDATE: SBCO: EB/WB SR-138 emergency closure between Old Mill Road and (Dec 24 25: 03:14pm)

Posted by SCM ALERT🚨 in ROAD CONDITIONS
CALTRANS UPDATE: SBCO: EB/WB SR-138 emergency closure between junction I-15 and (Dec 24 25: 03:14pm)

Posted by SCM ALERT🚨 in ROAD CONDITIONS
CALTRANS UPDATE: SBCO: EB/WB SR-138 emergency closure between  I-15 Interchange (Dec 24 25: 10:59am)

Posted by SCM ALERT🚨 in ROAD CONDITIONS
CALTRANS UPDATE: SBCO: EB/WB SR-18 all lanes closed @ Sheep Creek Road due to f (Dec 24 25: 10:44am)

Posted by SCM ALERT🚨 in ROAD CONDITIONS
CALTRANS UPDATE: SBCO: EB/WB SR-2 emergency closure between SR-138 and Cardinal (Dec 24 25: 10:24am)



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