From Highway Patrol press logs on Friday Oct 25:
Quote:8:42 AM 5 [15] ROAD CLOSURES DUE TO TICK FIRE: SR-14 ALL NB LANES INCLUDING ON AND OFFRAMPS FROM GOLDEN VALLEY TO ESCONDIDO CYN --- SR-14 ALL SB LANES INCLUDING OFFRAMPS FROM ESCONDIDO CYN TO GOLDEN VALLEY AND INCLUDING ESCONDIDO CYN ONRAMP --- SB SIERRA HWY AT SAND CANYON --- WB VASQUEZ CANYON AT SIERRA HWY --- SB SIERRA HWY AT DAVENPORT --- EB VASQUEZ AT BOUQUET CANYON --- EB PLACERITA CYN EAST OF SR-14 --- SAND CYN AT SOLEDAD CYN --- SOLEDAD CYN AT AGUA DULCE CYN --- NB SAND CYN AT PLACERITA CANYON CLOSED FOR UNKNOWN DURATION DUE TO BRUSH FIRE- REF LOG 2006
So yes, no buses and no trains in Soledad Canyon. Buses might be able to detour via 5 and 138 but that's a lot of 2-lane road on 138 so it's not going to help with the traffic much. Work-from-home day in the High Desert, or maybe just bag it and call it a 3-day weekend.