- On Wednesday night at 6 p.m., California Highway Patrol reports that several drivers hit a large pothole in the northbound lanes of Golden State Avenue headed out of downtown Bakersfield prompting law enforcement to close the road. CalTrans Public Information Officer Alex Aguilera says crews are actively working to fix the problem, but there is no set timeframe for when it will be complete. Aguilera also said drivers who were affected by the pothole should file a claim with CalTrans.
- CHP PIO Officer Tomas Martinez told 23ABC that shortly after they received multiple calls about the incident they shut down the roadway and will be rerouting drivers to another CA-99 on-ramp off of Buck Owens Boulevard.
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In the coming days, if you’re sunk for time, you’re not going to want to use the northbound lanes of Golden State Avenue, a giant sinkhole opened up on Wednesday night forcing this stretch of road to be shut down.
On Wednesday Night, several cars hit this pothole on a bridge on Golden State Highway and took severe damage prompting CHP to close the well-travelled road. In the meantime, CHP will be re-routing traffic away from the intersection that leads to it.