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![Caltrans District 3 on X: "Chain controls extend more than 50 miles on US 50 between Placerville and Meyers. Be aware of stop and go traffic on many segments of the highway. Caltrans District 3 on X: "Chain controls extend more than 50 miles on US 50 between Placerville and Meyers. Be aware of stop and go traffic on many segments of the highway.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dzh4FRBVYAAdJIL.jpg)
Caltrans District 3 on X: "Chain controls extend more than 50 miles on US 50 between Placerville and Meyers. Be aware of stop and go traffic on many segments of the highway.
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![Danelle Callan watches as installer Jay Welden puts chains on her car at chain control station on Highway 50 near Twin Bridges, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Snow in the Sierra Nevada Danelle Callan watches as installer Jay Welden puts chains on her car at chain control station on Highway 50 near Twin Bridges, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Snow in the Sierra Nevada](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NEF1HC/danelle-callan-watches-as-installer-jay-welden-puts-chains-on-her-car-at-chain-control-station-on-highway-50-near-twin-bridges-calif-thursday-jan-21-2010-snow-in-the-sierra-nevada-forced-drivers-without-four-wheel-drive-vehicles-to-put-on-chains-to-cross-over-echo-summit-on-the-drive-to-south-lake-tahoe-ap-photorich-pedroncelli-2NEF1HC.jpg)
Danelle Callan watches as installer Jay Welden puts chains on her car at chain control station on Highway 50 near Twin Bridges, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010. Snow in the Sierra Nevada
Caltrans District 3 - Are you familiar with California chain control levels and what they mean? Make sure you're always prepared for winter travel. Interstate 80 and U.S. Highway 50 will always
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![See Chain Control Status For I-80, Highway 50 In The Sierra Amid Winter Storm Warning - CBS Sacramento See Chain Control Status For I-80, Highway 50 In The Sierra Amid Winter Storm Warning - CBS Sacramento](https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2020/12/14/f01d062d-6d20-48bd-b915-35abf40ea3e7/thumbnail/1200x630/ca1bd96a964f48349aacfea0dbf9bfbb/caltrans-snow.png?v=47479038714af14683e43d6675dccca0)
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![Caltrans District 3 on X: "Chain controls are back up for Interstate 80 and Highway 50, with the worst of this current storm still to come. Avoid Sierra travel the next two Caltrans District 3 on X: "Chain controls are back up for Interstate 80 and Highway 50, with the worst of this current storm still to come. Avoid Sierra travel the next two](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DxEWk2tU8AAlrRW.jpg:large)