Alton interchange starts new phase of construction on Highway 101
Caltrans started the next phase in the construction of the Alton Interchange Project on Monday, with three U.S. Highway 101 detours in place for eight hours a day.
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Caltrans started the next phase in the construction of the Alton Interchange Project on Monday, with three U.S. Highway 101 detours in place for eight hours a day.
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The deadline for public comment on the CalTrans application for the US Army Corps of Engineers permit is Friday. The design, environmental permits, and right of way acquisition are on schedule for the project to go out for bid this year, according to CalTrans.
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Caltrans announced on Thursday that State Route 96 in Humboldt County is now open to one-way controlled traffic from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. .04 miles west of the Siskiyou County line.
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Rocky road [Daily Triplicate]
Slide again closes Hwy. 199 for hours
Another rock slide closed U.S. Highway 199 near Patrick Creek for most of Thursday, the third time in three months the roadway has been completely blocked to traffic in that area.
Caltrans maintenance crews worked on Hwy. 199 until about 5 p.m. Thursday, when it was reopened. They cleared 2,000-3,000 tons of debris — the equivalent of 200-300 dump truck loads. Officials with the state agency said the recent spat of rock slides is due to the geology of the area and winter weather conditions.
Thousands of tons of material from the rockslide that cut off the state highway between Hoopa and Happy Camp is being trucked away, but the anatomy of the slide and the wet weather make the highway’s reopening uncertain.
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On Route 101, Caltrans will perform routine maintenance from Benbow to Dyerville. Work hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays. Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction of travel.
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Hwy. 199 reopens after slide [Daily Triplicate]
Caltrans announced late this afternoon that U.S. Highway 199 is open to traffic after a rock slide closed the roadway for much of the day.
Hwy. 199 expected to be closed until tonight [Daily Triplicate]
A rock slide has closed U.S. Highway 199 at Patrick Creek east of Gasquet and the highway is not expected to be reopened until sometime tonight, Caltrans announced Thursday morning.
Nearly a month after a rock slide shut down State Route 96 near the Siskiyou County line, Caltrans said Wednesday that it plans on opening the highway on a limited basis next week.
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The environmental permit applications for the Willits bypass were filed on schedule March 1, with the final permits expected to be approved by the first week of June, according to CalTrans spokesman Phil Frisbie.
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Caltrans announced on Tuesday that State Route 96 in Humboldt County remains closed in both directions about a half a mile west of the Siskiyou County line due to a rock slide, and that the agency is pushing back its schedule for reopening the road.
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State Route 96 remains closed in both directions due to a massive rock slide that came down last month, covering the roadway about five miles north of Orleans near the Humboldt-Siskiyou county line.
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Eureka – Caltrans announced today that roadwork has been scheduled for Saturday, March 20, on Routes 101 and 299 near Arcata in Humboldt County.
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Westbound State Route 299 will be closed Saturday so Caltrans can repair parts of the bridge approach. Caltrans said the closure will be in effect from 9 a.
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Caltrans announced that State Route 96 between Hoopa and Happy Camp in Humboldt County is still closed in both directions less than half a mile west of the Siskiyou County line due to a large rock slide.
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