UPDATED 12/15/16 at 5pm: From the Point Arena Facebook page: The Garcia River is currently at 15.5 ft. It is not forecast to fall to a level low enough to open Highway 1 until late tonight or early Friday morning. Port Road in Point Arena is now open but please exercise caution as there is still some minor flooding.
4pm: Caltrans has announced that flooding is closing roads all around Mendocino County with no estimated time of opening. Right now Rt. 1 is closed at the Garcia River (post marker 18 – 18.5), and “A half-mile of route 175 near the junction with U.S. Highway 101 in Hopland in Mendocino County is closed due to flooding.” Caltrans also posted: “Not to be outdone by the Garcia River, the Navarro River has closed Route 128 in Mendocino County for a ten mile stretch near the junction with Route 1.” We’ll be updated info when it becomes available.
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