HWY. 17 TRAFFIC PROBLEMS vs

TRAFFIC ON BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND LANES OF HIGHWAY 17 WERE SNARLED THIS MORNING. IN THE 1ST INCIDENT (AT ABOUT 9 A.M.) A BIG RIG OVERTURNED ON SOUTH BOUND 17 AT THE CATS, SPILLING A LOAD OF DIRT ONTO BOTH SOUTH AND NORTHBOUND LANES OF THE HIGHWAY. THEN IN THE 2ND ACCIDENT, 3 VEHICLES COLLIDED ON THE NORTH BOUND LANES AT 10:30 A.M., NEAR THE SUMMIT, BACKING TRAFFIC UP ONCE AGAIN. IN THE LOS GATOS AREA, THE SOUTH BOUND SANTA CRUZ AVENUE EXIT FINALLY RE-OPENED AT 11:21 A.M.