August 16, 2016August 15, 2016: Car Fire Temporarily Closed 101 Local News by Susan Simon (19:52) SOLEDAD – One lane of Highway 101 was closed for a brief time this morning, after a vehicle caught fire. The incident occurred in the Soledad area, as the driver was headed from Salinas to Soledad. The car-fire was reported about 9:45 a.m.