Roads and weather, April 24, 101 on track to open tonight

By Mendo Voice Staff | April 24, 2017

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MENDOCINO Co., 4/24/2017 — One lane of Highway 101 north of Leggett has been cleared, though there is still some safety work to do before the road can be opened to traffic. CalTrans expects to open one lane tonight, and a second lane two to three months from now. The contractor is Ghilotti Construction, out of Santa Rosa. Here’s a photo of the road from about 5am today:

Bell Springs Road is still closed to non-resident through traffic. Route 1 is still closed from 1.45 miles south of Mill Bank Road to South Fork Eel River. There is still work on Route 162 at The Middle Way. There is still one-way traffic control on Route 175 at the entrance of Motorcycle Park and near Buckman Drive.

Light rain around the county today:

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Stormy seas ahead this week. Today, the west winds are 5 to 15 knots, shifting to northwest, 5 to 15 knots tonight. Waves are west 3 feet at 2 seconds, building to west, 8 feet at 11 seconds. Rain is expected at sea today.

In Point Arena, there is a 70% chance of light rain today. The forecast is mostly cloudy, with a high around 58, dipping to 52 tonight. Wind is expected to blow west, 11 to 16 miles per hour today, then shift to the northwest and blow 5 to 10 miles per hour.

In Fort Bragg, there is a 90% chance of light rain. The high should be around 58, dropping to 49 tonight. A south wind of 7 to 11 miles per hour is expected to shift to the west northwest this afternoon and blow around 5 to 8 miles per hour into the night.

In Willits, there is a 90% chance of light rain today. The high should be around 54, dropping to 44 tonight. A west wind around 5 to 9 miles per hour is expected to shift to west northwest tonight and subside to 3 to 7 miles per hour.

In Ukiah, there is a 70% chance of light rain today. The high should be around 58, dropping to 47 tonight. A west wind around 6 to 9 miles per hour is expected to shift to the west northwest tonight.