Aerial View of the Slide on Hwy 36 Near Dinsmore
The slide near Dinsmore on Hwy 36 as seen from a drone. [All photos by Steven Warren. Please note dehaze was used to provide contrast on the images]
View of the slide on January 14. [Photo from Caltrans]
Below the slide from other angles.
Earlier Chapter: Landslide Blocks Hwy 36
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Thank you to everyone working to keep the roads open and safe! You are appreciated.
Is this a mercer error to extend the highway job another year over budget 😂
Nope, they have no say in it. The mountain is in charge here… The just were thrilled to finally be out of here – and now they are contact employees on this specific job again!
Yes, its always a conspiracy! Nature and gravity never do things beyond our control!
I believe tacos point is that this was totally predictable to the locals and so had to have been predicted by the pencil pushers at mercer Fraser. Good point! Mercer Fraser and Caltrans are either totally corrupt or totally inept. I’d wager they are both. Just open your eyes and pay attention, their employees know that they are all milking the taxpayers.
To clarify, this is a federal highways project, not a Caltrans project.
I know it is Federally funded. Drive by the construction anytime you want and you will see caltrans and mercer Fraser doing the work.
Mercer Fraser is the contractor. To the best of my knowledge, Caltrans is not actively working on it. I’ll check into that.
Couple of choppers going over this morning from east to west sounds like…for all the chopper fans out there. Kym should be hearing them about now
Heard them cruising the Eel River Valley yesterday. North to South. Had a moment of flashback to the 80s, if you know what I mean.
Just wait until Biden does federal “legalization” under FDA regulations. There will be more satellites and choppers than ever as they clean out the competition. Not good times ahead…Get in your last couple good years now
They couldn’t get everyone at the height of prohibition with the Nation Guard helping. I think you are greatly overestimating how many cops there are.
That happens when you don’t live in the real world.
Dang you just can’t stop, can you? Do you just sit around all day waiting to comment and throw politics into every story you see? Sounds like someone really needs to get a life!
They are doing it for a film crew for a movie or amusement park ride or somesuch. Has been publicized for a while now.
Very glad the road is open. Thank you to all the workers for clearing away they slide. Looks to me like more will come down in a heavy rain. I guess we should buy bucket loaders to drive 36 in the winter.
Martin i love your idea!!! I will gladly be your flag-person
As unstable as the mountains are along 36 (similar but not as rugged as 299) slides and slippage are not uncommon. Now that it is widened this area will be active for a while, I bet, until it all settles. In 100 years or so, lol.
Thanks to all the folks who work to keep the Hwy open… you have your work cut out for you.
isn’t there a natural spring on that site ?
Don’t worry, they covered it with burlap.
cutomorrow Theres is a hell lota water in buck MTN Even during our drought times, the MTN has water in it