(UPDATE) Highway 101 Fully Closed North of Laytonville Due to Slide
Photo courtesy reader Teresa Mondragon‎
UPDATE, 1:09 p.m.: Traffic is going to be reduced to one lane for several more hours, according to CHP.
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UPDATE, 11:59 a.m.: One lane has been opened. Traffic is now moving slowly.
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Original Post: Says Caltrans:
U.S. Highway 101 is currently closed approximately 6 miles north of Laytonville in Mendocino County; a small slide and a fallen tree are blocking all lanes. Crews are working to open the highway as quickly as possible.
Updates from CHP dispatch below.
11:01
a.m.
[1] TREE BLOCKING ALL LNS
11:02
a.m.
[4] 1039 CT
11:15
a.m.
[12] A105-051 O/W THE TREE ALL LANES ARE BLOCKED - THERE IS SOME ROOM ON SHOULDER
11:17
a.m.
[14] A105-051 PINE TREE AND LG ROCK TAKING UP THE SB LN
11:18
a.m.
[17] ETA APX 20 MIN FOR THE LOADER PER DOT
11:18
a.m.
[15] A105-051 ETA FOR THE LOADER - DOT IS JSO THE SCENE DOING 1184
11:51
a.m.
[21] 105-S4 DOT DIRECTING TRF AROUND ON RHS - 1 LN
12:58
p.m.
[23] 1039 105-L
1:04
p.m.
[25] 105-S4 DOT ADVISING RD WILL BE 1 WAY TRF CONTROL FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS, DOT TAKING OVER TRF CONTROL - CHP UNITS ALL 98
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