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Cuesta Grade crash slows traffic on Highway 101 through SLO County

A two-vehicle crash slowed traffic on northbound Highway 101 up the Cuesta Grade on July 10, 2026.
A two-vehicle crash slowed traffic on northbound Highway 101 up the Cuesta Grade on July 10, 2026.

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A two-vehicle crash slowed northbound traffic on the Cuesta Grade on Friday afternoon.

The crash was reported around 3:52 p.m. about halfway up the Grade, according to the California Highway Patrol Traffic Incident Information Page.

Around 4:04 p.m., both vehicles were in the No. 1 lane of Highway 101, the page said, and one person was out of their vehicle and picking up debris from the roadway.

By 4:11 p.m., the CHP page reported the roadway was clear, but Caltrans Traffic Cameras showed that traffic was still slow in the area.

Sadie Dittenber
The Tribune
Sadie Dittenber writes about education for The Tribune and is a California Local News Fellow through the UC Berkeley School of Journalism. Dittenber graduated from The College of Idaho with a degree in international political economy.
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