Several Contra Costa Roads Closed Due to Flooding

Overnight rain combined with full canals and saturated grounds have prompted several flooding incidents in East Contra Costa County. Between the Contra Costa County Public Works Department an CHP, several roadways have been closed due to flooring.

Public Works Reported the following closures as of 7:14 am

Deer Valley Rd is closed between Balfour Rd & Marsh Creek Rd due to flooding. Only local traffic is allowed through the area at this time.
Deer Valley Rd is closed between Empire Mine Rd & Wellness Way due to flooding. Please avoid the area.
Byron Highway is closed between Byron Hot Springs Rd & Herdlyn Rd due to flooding. Please avoid the area.
Highland Rd is closed between Carneal Rd & Manning Rd due to flooding caused by creek overflow. Only local traffic is allowed at this time.
Morgan Territory Road is closed between 6311 Morgan Territory Rd – 9401 Morgan Territory Road due to mudslides. Only residents are allowed in the area. 5477 Morgan Territory Rd-5649 Morgan Territory Rd is open to traffic.

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Overview

5:45 am: SR4 & Sellers

Water across all lanes of traffic due to canals over flowing.

5:47 am: Brentwood Blvd. & Byron Highway

Report that the roadway was completely flooded. CONFIRE has advised canals are overflowing into roadway.

5:45 am: Marsh Creek Rd / Morgan Territory Rd… report of a mud/rock slide.

Reports of a mud/dirt/rock slide into the roadway, Contra Costa County Sheriff Office is responding to further investigate.

5:41 am – Deer Valley Road Closed

Contra Costa County Public works announced that Deer valley Road is closed between Empire Mine Rd & Wellness Way due to flooding.

4:41 am – Vasco Road and Dyer Rd

Vehicle crash reported at 4:35 am after vehicle into ditch and blocking the slow lane. Hit guard rail and went over the side. Vehicle approx. 50 feet of roadway CHP says SB lane open and as far as they knew (as of 6:36 am) Vasco road still open.

3:52 am – Pittsburg Flooding Prompts Evacuations

Contra Costa County Fire responded to a flooding incident at Harbor & Ventura Dr. and is now assisting residents with evacuations. A bus has been requested to assist with transportation as multiple homes are being evacuated. Firefighters were still providing assistance as of 6:15 am.

2:30 am: Byron Highway / Mountain House

A canal was over filling and flooding the roadway which requested a shutdown to occur. By 4:06 am, Byron Highway at Mountain House NB/SB lanes shut down. It’s also being reproted that 2,408 are without power in the Town of Byron and Town of Discovery Bay. This was later moved to Byron Highway near the Hot Springs. See Full Story

Detail Information
5:52 AM	18	[73] 1039 CCSO – WILL ADV PUBLIC WORKS LINE 72
5:39 AM	17	[71] 1039 CCSO FOR CO RDS FOR LINE 70 / WILL PUT IN A CALL – ADV CITY OF BYRON IS OUT
5:34 AM	16	[69] 19-404C TOLD BY PUBLIC WORKS TO MOVE CLOSURE TO BYRON AT CAMINO DIABLO DUE TO INCREASED FLOODING / LIGHTS ARE COMPLETELY AT I/S***
5:14 AM	15	[62] LE 19-404C VIA MDC – MOVED NORTH ON BYRON. TURNING VEHS AROUND AT BYRON AND BYRON HOT SPRINGS NOW. BETTER AREA FOR VEHS TO TA
4:30 AM	14	[54] CENTRAL TOW WILL HANDLE BOTH ***
4:30 AM	13	[53] [Rotation Request Comment] * * * * *1039 CENTRAL TOW LVMR – 510-797-5660
4:28 AM	12	[52] HOLDING CENTRAL TOW
4:24 AM	11	[51] 19-404C 1185 WILL HAVE TO HAVE CABLE
4:23 AM	10	[50] 19-404C REQ 2 1185’S FOR VEHS IN 1FT WATER/ BO BATTERIES PAYING BY CC * SIL INFI AND DARK CHEV MONTE CARLO-
4:06 AM	9	[43] ^*ISSUE SIGALERT* BYRON HWY AT MOUNTAIN HOUSE NB AND SB LANES BLCOKED DUE TO FLOODING. UNK ETO, USE ALTERNATE ROUTE.
4:01 AM	8	[41] [Notification] [CHP]-COCO SO, ADV’SD IT IS ON THEIR SIDE OF THE CO LINE – THEY ARE SENDING A SUPERVISOR OUT TO SPEAK WITH CHP // UNK ETA
3:52 AM	7	[37] 1039 CCSO FOR CO RDS – LINE 35
3:50 AM	6	[35] 19-S7 REQ CO RDS AT BYRON X BRUNS FOR CLOSURE – ALSO REQ INQ IF THEY HAVE NUMBER TO AQUA DUCTS IN AREA
3:46 AM	5	[27] 1039 COCO – FOR CO RDS –
3:29 AM	4	[18] 1039 ALA CO – ADV NOT THEIR JURIS FOR CO RDS – SHOULD BE SAN JOAQUIN ..
3:15 AM	3	[9] 1039 ALCO FOR CO RDS
3:11 AM	2	[5] C19-404C CANAL IS OVER FILLING AND FLOODING RDWY 8”-1′ WATER -REQ CO RDS TO SHUT DOWN RDWY – REQ TRACY CHP TO SHUT DOWN THEIR SIDE*
2:32 AM	1	[2] BLKG NB AND SB LNS