Highway 101 reopens in both directions near Greenfield

GREENFIELD, Calif. (KION)

UPDATE 8/5/2021 9:14 p.m. Highway 101 has reopened in both directions, according to the King City Police Department.

UPDATE 8/5/2021 2:15 p.m. Caltrans has confirmed to KION that Highway 101 is now closed in both directions in the Greenfield area.

Initially, only northbound lanes were closed.

Drivers can expect to be diverted off the highway at the Espinosa Road exit.

PREVIOUS STORY: The California Highway Patrol says northbound lanes of Highway 101 are closed at Espinosa Road.

The agency said officers are responding to reports of wires down across the highway and a vegetation fire that started as a result.

Drivers are being diverted off the highway at the Espinosa Road exit, onto Underwood and then onto Metz Road.

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