HIGHWAY 101 CLOSED: Landslide at Last Chance Grade

UPDATE: The highway is now open for one-way controlled traffic. 

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Original Post: As noted on LoCO’s CHP Watch, Highway 101 is currently entirely shut down in southern Del Norte County due to an active landslide at Last Chance Grade. 

“Currently, there is no estimated time of reopening,” Caltrans said on social media. Live updates below.


12:07 a.m.
[1] SLIDE COVERING ALL LNS
12:11 a.m.
[4] 1039 DOT / 97 NOW
12:28 a.m.
[6] C95-072 SPOKE W/ DOT / WILL BE AT LEAST OVERNIGHT CLOSURE / REQ NOTIFY ON CALL
12:28 a.m.
[7] C95-072 101 FULLY BLOCKED
12:29 a.m.
[8] 1039 95-S2
12:30 a.m.
[9] 1039 DNSO
12:37 a.m.
[10] 1039 DOT FOR SIGNS
12:39 a.m.
[11] 1039 TO 16-S3
12:41 a.m.
[13] 1039 HSO
2:25 a.m.
[18] C95-067 HARD CLOSURE SET UP FOR SB 101/HUMBOLDT
2:50 a.m.
[19] C95-072 DOT HAS CLOSURE IN PLACE
6:16 a.m.
[20] 101 IS OPEN
6:17 a.m.
[22] 1039 DNSO
6:18 a.m.
[24] 1039 125
6:18 a.m.
[23] 1039 HSO
6:35 a.m.
[27] PER DOT 101 IS CLOSED
6:36 a.m.
[29] 1039 DNSO
6:37 a.m.
[30] 1039 125
6:42 a.m.
[31] 1039 HSO
6:46 a.m.
[32] A95-063 SLIDE AT MM 14.3 / DOT HAS HARD CLOSURE IN PLACE 101/ENDERTS BEACH AND 101/WILSON CK
7:23 a.m.
[34] A95-063 PER DOT: NEG ETA TO OPEN / WAITING FOR EQUIPMENT
8:15 a.m.
[35] 95-63 97 W/ DOT / STARTING TO ATTEMPT CLRING LNS NOW
9:08 a.m.
[36] PER 95-L STILL CLOSED TO REGULAR TRAFFIC LNS// OPEN FOR EMERGENCY TRAFFIC //DOT 97 NEG ETA POSS EARLY AFTERNOON
11:57 a.m.
[41] 1039 CT
12:36 p.m.
[43] A95-063 STARTING ONE WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL
12:43 p.m.
[44] A95-075 1125 / 1126 MOVED // MOVING TRAFFIC THRU CLOSURE
2:48 p.m.
[46] 95-S2 DOT HAS ONE WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL IN PLACE // CHP ASSISTANCE NO LONGER NEEDED // WILL BE ABOUT 24 HRS UNTIL DOT CAN REASSESS

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