UPDATE: Highway 101 in Salinas re-opens after grass fire

UPDATE 4:41 p.m: Lanes on Highway 101 southbound in Salinas at Airport Road are re-opening after a grass fire, according to CHP.

Crews are still on-scene mopping up.

UPDATE 4:30 p.m.: CHP said it is getting ready to re-open southbound lanes on Highway 101 at Airport Road in Salinas after they were shut down because of a grass fire.

At about 3:30 p.m. southbound lanes were closed at Airport Road and northbound lanes were closed at Abbott Street.

UPDATE 3:44 p.m.: Highway 101 southbound is shut down to all traffic.

A ladder truck is preventing traffic from getting through because of a grass fire.

PREVIOUS STORY: Initial reports from California Highway Patrol indicate crews are battling a grass fire on the southbound side of Highway 101 at Airport Road in Salinas.

CHP also reports traffic is backing up on the freeway because of smoke affected both directions.

NewsChannel 5 has a crew on the way.