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Highway 36 update from Caltrans:

Efforts continue to stabilize and clear the large landslide that has fully closed Route 36 east of Swimmer’s Delight near Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park. This stretch of road will not reopen this weekend as anticipated. We aim to resume one-way traffic by the holiday weekend, but that timeline could shift based on additional assessments. We’ll provide updates as soon we have them.

So far, roughly 100 hazardous trees have been removed, but many more remain. Much of this additional work must be done with the help of a helicopter, which is currently scheduled for Monday. While helicopter availability has proven difficult during fire season, we are working to accelerate that schedule if possible. In addition to this work, helicopter-based LiDAR scanning is still planned to collect high-resolution topographic data that will inform a long-term slope repair later this summer. Once crews complete their efforts to safely remove hazards within the active slide zone, the focus will shift to building a catchment area and a temporary traffic lane slightly shifted away from the hillside.

We are committed to restoring safe, reliable travel on Route 36 and appreciate the public’s continued patience. Route 299 remains the only detour on the state highway system. 

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