[UPDATED With Map and More Info] Wilder Ridge and Landergen Road Reopens
Wren Belcher, a local, explained that for the last five days a local company, William J. Etter Construction, rebuilt the roadway built a detour. Yesterday, the workers allowed locals to intermittently drive through the area which has been closed for over a month.
Saying the work was being done with “amazing speed,” Belcher urged travelers to drive carefully. “The Smith Etter Road has one-way traffic in some areas,” he said.
UPDATE: We spoke to Tony Seghetti, the Deputy Public Works Director for engineering. He explained that the road was opened by the end of the work day yesterday but there are some restrictions.The road coming from Ettersburg has one-lane stop control so drive carefully. But, more importantly, the road coming from the north end has length restrictions for the vehicles headed through. A sign will be placed reading, “Length Restrictions of 32′ from Kingpin to rear axle.”
Below is a very rough map of the detour.
Earlier Chapter: Wilder Ridge Road Closed by a Slide
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Wow…good job!!!
Thanks for the mention of Honeydew. Some of us newcomers are still learning the geography!
Good job folks, and considering the damage surprisingly quick. Hope it lasts!
I’d love to see a map of how they bypassed the slide. So glad to see the locals solving the problem.
You asked…we made a map appear…Just don’t look for perfection.
Looks pretty accurate to me.
Yay!
Private companies solving government problems??? Blasphemy I say! Have faith in the process and believe following the EIR will lead us threw the gates of our final destiny!
The original article stated that they “rebuilt the roadway” and now it turns out that they constructed a detour? Perhaps a matter of semantics but quite a bit of difference IMO.
Kym had 5 balls in the air when i talked to her. So, probly semantics. Dought they’ll ever be able to repair that slide. But hopefully they’ll rehab it so all that wire& gaurd rail doesnt end up in the honeydew creek.
Sorry, fixed with more precise language.
Big difference. Nice job🚜
As always Kym, thanks for the current scoop. Getting from Wilder Ridge to Petrolia has been a major pain. Thanks to Etter & crew for the speedy detour. It was a big job.
Wow! Great job!
I’m well acquainted with both roads, my Dad had a cabin above the Smith Ranch, on Beartrap.
YAY for locals!!!!! I live in Carlotta, but hubby and I LOVE exploring or just driving all backroads, was really wondering about these 2 roads and their massive slide. Great work!