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• CHP Watch: Closure of Highway 199

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State Route 199 remains fully closed along a five-mile stretch near Hiouchi, up in Del Norte County, following a rockslide onto the roadway late last night, according to the California Department of Transportation. 

The Caltrans District 1 Facebook page says the agency is turning travelers around on either side of post-miles 8.3 and 13 miles from Hwy. 101. 

“Responding crews, including maintenance and geotechnical personnel, recognize the importance of this route and the long detours around the slide, and are working hard to resume safe access as soon as possible,” the agency says. “We’ll keep you in the loop here when updates are available.”

Here are more photos of the slide and the cleanup effort: