Mendocino Co. 1/11/2017 — Here’s the latest on roads opened in Mendo county, courtesy of the Mendocino County Dept of Transportation’s Facebook page:
UPDATE: 12:50pm 1/11/17
Boonville/Pt Arena ~ Fish Rock Road ~ OPEN at as of 12:50pm
Point Arena ~ Gualala Rd ~ OPEN at as of 12:50pm
Point Arena ~ Mamie Laiwa ~ OPEN at as of 12:50pm
Point Arena ~ Windy Hollow ~ OPEN at as of 12:50pm
Ukiah ~ Orr Springs Rd ~ OPEN at as of 12:50pm
11:23am 1/11/17
TRAVEL NOT ADVISED ON:
Orr Springs Rd due to various slides and downed trees
THE FOLLOWING ROADS ARE CLOSED.
THERE IS NO ESTIMATED TIME OF OPENING:
Boonville/Pt Arena ~ Fish Rock Road, MP 22.50 ~ (slide)
Point Arena ~ Gualala Rd
Point Arena ~ Mamie Laiwa
Point Arena ~ Windy Hollow
Potter Valley ~ West Rd, MP 1.6
Mudslides and flood warnings continue in Mendocino County today, with road closures in effect throughout the county. Some roads that had previously been closed are now open, including Hwy 222 in Talmage, and Valley Road in Willits.
It’s a big day for closures on the 128. There is a closure due to a mudslide at Elkhorn Road near Yorkville. The 128 is also fully closed from the junction with Hwy 1 to Flynn Creek Road, 11 miles east. As of 6:02am this morning, there was a mudslide into the northbound lane of 128 at Middlestat Lane near Cloverdale.
Hwy 175 is closed from Route 101 to Eastside Road. There is a full closure on Hwy 1 from Lighthouse Road to the Garcia River.
USGS graph of the Russian River at Hopland.
Ukiah and Hopland are still on flood warning, according to the National Weather Service. You can check out the seven-day forecast for your area from the NWS here. Full info on the Russian River at Hopland from the United States Geological Survey is available here.
