[Update 6 p.m.] The Roads: The Latest on What’s Sliding Down and Floating Away
State Highways:
Hwy 299: There are two major slides on Hwy 299.
- One is near Big Bar in Trinity County. It closed the highway last week. The slide is active and Caltrans will have one-way controlled traffic on it tonight.
- The second is east of Douglas City in Trinity County. A slide closed the highway earlier today and is now only open to one-way controlled traffic.
Hwy 101: A major sinkhole has eaten a portion of the road near Brookings, Oregon and a full detour off Hwy 101 will be in place as of 9 p.m. tonight (See more story and a fantastic video here.) You can see a bit of the situation in the tweet below. An aerial video of the hole is available here.
S. of Brookings. MT @OregonDOT: U.S. 101 in #Harbor (MP 358) will close at 9 p.m. due to a sinkhole. pic.twitter.com/NY0kmMdbx7
— Mark Dornfeld (@PDXTrafficNow) January 29, 2016
Hwy 96: Approximately three miles south of Hoopa, there is a slide. It will be under one-way controlled traffic tonight. UPDATE 6 p.m.: Wow, talk about an active slide! :Look at this Caltrans’ video of the slide sucking a tree down towards the road.
If you are traveling, check out Caltrans Quick Map. Often it will have the latest information.
County Roads:
Redwood Drive: Still closed north of Redway.
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what about redwood dr, by dean creek. Heard that is still closed?
Added that.
Thank you Kym! Lots of folks out here in the hinterlands rely on you for the most current information.
Thanks to everyone sending in information!
Wow indeed….we’ve grown accustomed to drought winters. Time to remember what it used to be like.! Thanks for keeping us informed, Kym!
Sure wish they’d put a sign up on 101 indicating that dean creek is closed….
“Welcome to Humboldt!…Hope you like water.”