Highway 1 Buried by Landslide South of Elk; Road Fully Closed with No Reopen Time
Debris and a downed tree lie across Highway 1 following a mudslide that prompted a full closure south of Elk. [Photo courtesy of Caltrans District 1]
Photos from the scene show a significant amount of soil and debris covering both lanes of the narrow coastal highway, along with downed trees and branches strewn across the pavement.
A landslide blocks both lanes of Highway 1 south of Elk near post mile 31 in Mendocino County. [Photo courtesy of Caltrans District 1]
Highway 1 south of Elk (PM 31.2) in Mendocino County is currently closed due to a slide. [Photos from Caltrans District 1]
CHP logs also show a separate full closure on Highway 1 at the Garcia River Bridge between mile markers 17.0 and 18.5 that started last night. Shortly after 9 p.m., Howard Forest Dispatch advised that the Garcia River Bridge was flooded and completely impassable. The incident was updated to reflect a hard closure of the roadway, and CHP notified Caltrans dispatch. The closure is still in effect as of noon today.
Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes and to monitor conditions for updates. For near real-time information, Caltrans recommends following District 1 on social media, downloading the QuickMap app, or visiting https://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/
Crews assess a large slide covering the roadway on Route 1 as fog hangs over the coastal hillside. [Photo courtesy of Caltrans District 1]
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That is a very big pile of debris covering both lanes. Even if the road crews start hauling debris off now it looks like more is waiting to come down. I wonder what the Pepsi semi driver did when he was unable to turn around. May be leave his rig and walk out.
They likely backed up slowly to where they could turn around with CHP as backup assistant clearing the way.
It said in the article that the Pepsi semi was unable to turn around. It would take a skillful driver to go backwards very far. I guess with the help of the CHP it might be possible. I am not a semi driver and don’t know the road very well.
I wonder if fixing hwy 1 will have more priority than some safety improvements on the “highway” to covelo.
Considering some of the names that have property in Elk …
The Garcia floods ever year by Stornettas flat.looks like Mtn.view road will be busy
The photo appears to be where Hi 1 descends to the Navarro River which would be NORTH of Elk.
Nope, it’s just south of beacon ranch. Couldn’t get to work today
Long way around up to Boonville over mtn view, down 128
What about Greenwood Road?
That would be North of the slide if the slides s/o elk
My daughter works for Granite Cinstruction. This morning she headed over there with her crew to start the process of clearing the roadway & stabilizing the hillside. Looks like a big job that may take quite a while.