A vehicle fire is causing traffic backups Friday morning in Alameda County near Altamont, Caltrans traffic cameras show.

The fire then spread to the vegetation, leading to heavy smoke in the area. Officials have shut down all westbound traffic on I-580 as they clean up the spilled almonds and battle the grass fire. The forward progress of the fire has been stopped, but the amount of acreage affected is unclear, fire officials said.

I-580 was constructed in 1979 and designed for a 35-year lifespan. Because of plans for Spaghetti Bowl improvements, funding was not available to fix the Moana section in 2014-15 when other work ...

Built on the side of mountains, the soon-to-open $550 million Interstate 580 freeway between Reno and Washoe Valley is not only the most expensive single highway project in Nevada history, but ...

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