The State of the Roads in Northwestern California With a Look Into the Slide at the Humboldt/Mendocino County Line
Aerial shot of the slide on Hwy 101 near the Humboldt/Mendocino County line taken yesterday. [Photo by local drone photographer Shane Traweek]
Hwy 101 near the Humboldt/Mendocino County line has been giving Caltrans trouble since January and the series of storms that have slapped the area since then have caused even more issues.
Local drone photographer Shane Traweek captured these images of the area yesterday which shows a newly paved roadway to the west of 101. According to Manny Machado, spokesperson for Caltrans, “Presently, the Milky Way slip out situation is stable as we determine the best long term repairs. We hope to expedite construction in the coming weeks. We don’t expect to need this- but in the event the section of roadway has to be fully closed, there is a detour in place, ready to be used for the traveling public.”
[Photo by local drone photographer Shane Traweek]
[Photo by local drone photographer Shane Traweek]
[Photo by local drone photographer Shane Traweek]
Humboldt County Current Closed Roads:
Bair Road post mile 0.00 (at Stover Road intersection) to Hoopa, post mile 16.54 due to snow and downed trees.
Bald Hills Road, post mile 9.00-32.50 due to downed trees and snow.
Jack Shaw Road at the bridge due to slide post mile 1.00 to 1.38
Kings Peak Road is open to residential areas but closed from the BLM bike track to Wilder Ridge Road due to downed trees.
Mattole Road is closed with no estimated time of reopening.*
Snow Camp Rd Closed due to snow.
Closed roads due to Flooding
Bear Canyon Road to Redwood Drive
Cannibal Island Road post mile 3.00 to End of Road
Coffee Creek is closed from mile post 1.00 to 1.25.
McCann Bridge
Please note: we failed to include the Mattole Road closure in an earlier version of this story.
Earlier:
- Continue to Expect One Way Traffic on Hwy 101 at Humboldt/Mendocino County Line
- Hwy 101 Near the Humboldt/Mendocino County Line Is Dropping
- 101 Continues to Slip By the Humboldt/Mendocino County Line
- 101 Drops Further Near Humboldt/Mendocino County Line But Caltrans Has Begun Stabilization Process
- McGuire Announces $20 Million Allocated to Hwy 101 Solution Near County Line
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Is that a large volume of water accumulated to the west of the new pavement…???
If that is water, I wouldn’t be surprised if the road completely slips out…
That seems to be the root of the problem…
The culvert that runs half way down to the river seems to be flowing nothing…
Draining that water, or pumping it out, before it’s too late, is 101’s only hope.
That is actually that spray on grass seed that they use to revegetate bare ground
Thanks, I was wondering if that is was what that was…
It might hold then…
Brings to mind something I heard once-A picture is worth a thusand words.
My old eyes playing tricks on me…
Thanks for the forecast, Kym…
So far no showers here that I’ve seen. How about you?
Nope, just a few sprinkles…
The 4,000 foot snow level forecast is a relief for those under 4,000 feet anyway…
But Thursday the snow could drop to 2000 feet…
Sacrificial skidsteer, he got faith in the ole soil nail , crack me up.
Al Gore was sniveling about global warming awhile back. Been a pretty cold and wet winter despite all the “record” warm temperatures that DC’s Pravda has been screeching about lately. I hope Greta Thunberg’s and John Kerry’s private jets have heaters.
Putting your lack of understanding of climate change on display amuses the rest of us. Keep up the good work
Oh… the moving goalposts diatribe.
That amuses the rest of us.
The worst thing about ignorance is that those that dwell within it have no awareness that they do.
Gotta keep tp sales up or whatever the next drama event can cause naive people to spend money on.
Always trust what your politician tells you, it is vital to one’s survival, crack me up.
A very sad way to reply to a question regularly used by ring seekers to shut down any discourse. It’s basically the Pinto of responses and very well earned. Scientific information is available to all who seek the truth. That includes Geology. That, is a beautiful thing and presents an ongoing conundrum for those seeking the Ring.
You are out of touch. Educate yourself.
Sadly, most people need “educated” as they are not capable of autodidacticism.
But, in their ignorance, that’s not something they would figure out on their own, either
Actually Al Gore’s book on climate change “ An Inconvenient Truth” is mostly a compilation of data, with pictures for non readers, gathered over several decades by NASA, NOAA and the US Navy. It is not something that popped into his head. In it we found access to information that caused us to relocate to Northern Humboldt because it is considered the least likely spot in California to suffer from long term drought. Just last year a study was published that said that Brookings, Oregon was the place in Oregon, Washington and Idaho least likely to be affected by climate change. Our Eureka water supply in Ruth Lake is 88 miles from Brookings. A person who spent just the tiniest bit of time researching climate change would know predictions of localized flooding worldwide are part of the problem. If economics has made it hard to buy a copy of “ An Inconvenient Truth” a free library card would allow a person to educate themselves. Or they could snivel.
“Decades of data” compiled by government agencies are paid for by our tax dollars to formulate a political narrative. An educated and informed person would surmise that whoever is funding the research is going to get the result they wish.
Eons of naturally occurring climate pattern changes show that any occurrence now is normal regardless of how we power our vehicles, homes and industry. The hubris of the globalists driving the narrative is merely shrugged off by our home planet.
Hope you’re enjoying the weather, wherever you are!
Climate change is focused on greenland, watch them get frozen over this summer. That’s when the goal posts will move and people will start to turn on EVs, crack me up. Pro-tip Science moves at a snails pace.
Facts, common sense, science, truth have no rebuttal to willful ignorance backed by arrogant bravado. – Just a Guy, 2023, RHBB
I see a new direction of the road in the near future.
For sure on that! Hard working taxpayers getting tired of being overtaxed. They about to claim exempt and be done with millionaire politicians. Feel sorry for everyone on social security, but sometimes change is needed.
how is salmon. creek rd doing?
Definitely fine. County Roads got right in and dealt with the issues.