Big rig crash causing backups on Highway-99

Martina Del Bonta reports

MONDAY LOOKS LIKE THAT HEAT ISRELENTLESS 97 YOUR FORECAST HIMARTY LET'S SEND IT OVER TOYOU AT HOME CHECKING THEROADS.AND IT'S ALL STILL TOTRACKING THAT BREAKING NEWS ONHIGHWAY 99.

THIS IS RIGHT OVERBY THE 12TH AVENUE EXIT WE'REDEALING WITH A BIG RIG THATCAUGHT FIRE IS CAUSING QUITE ABIT OF BACKUP THIS MORNING INSO YOU CAN SEE THAT FRONT ENDOF THAT CATCH IS COMPLETELYDESTROYED BECAUSE OF THAT FIRELET'S GET OVER NOW TO OFFICERTRUST A DRINK MORE DETAILSBECAUSE THIS IS A BACKUP WEHAVEN'T QUITE SEEN IN SOMETIME.YEAH GOOD MORNING MARTINA,IT'S DEFINITELY CAUSING A BITOF A MESS ON NORTHBOUND 99.THEIR TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP.QUITE A WAYS DUE TO THAT CARFIRE THAT BIG RIG FIRE.

RIGHTTHE 99 YEAR 12 AVENUE, THE 3,4, 5, LANES ARE CURRENTLYCLOSED.

FOR CLEANUP EFFORTSAND IT LOOKS LIKE THERE MAY BESOME FLUID THEY CAN AS WELLTHAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED OUTOF THE ROADWAY SO PROBABLYGOING TO BE A LITTLE BITLONGER OF A DELAY, DEFINITELYFIND AN ALTERNATE ROUTE MAYBEOVER TIME 5 IF YOU'RE HEADEDON 99 RIGHT NOW OR TAKESURFACE STREETS STEADILY GOINGTO BE VERY VERY SLOW THROUGH