Day: May 21, 2017

Highway Update – Paul’s Slide is unstable

From Cal Trans this evening: All photos were previously posted on my blog from readers.
MUD CREEK HAD A MAJOR SLIDE/SLIP OUT YESTERDAY AT 9:30 PM, SATURDAY, MAY 20—IT LOST MILLIONS OF CUBIC YARDS OF MATERIAL AND REMAINS IMPASSABLE. PAUL’S SLIDE HAS ALSO HAD SLIDE ACTIVITY AND HAS CEASED WORK FOR THE TIME BEING. HOWEVER, IT WILL ALLOW LOCAL RESIDENTS AND DELIVERY VEHICLES ACCESS TOMORROW, MONDAY, MAY 22 BUT CAN CLOSE DOWN AT ANY TIME WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. CALTRANS NEEDS TO RE-ASSESS THE SITUATION AT BOTH LOCATIONS AND DETERMINE WHETHER LOCAL ACCESS CAN REMAIN THROUGH PAUL’S SLIDE. NEXT UPDATE WILL BE BY MID-DAY ON TUESDAY, MAY 23.

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STATE ROUTE 1 REMAINS FULLY CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AT MUD CREEK DUE TO CONTINUED SLIDE ACTIVITY. DELIVERY VEHICLES AND LOCAL RESIDENTS WILL NEED TO USE NACIMIENTO-FERGUSSON EXIT SOUTH OR TO CLEAR THE ACCESS TIMES AT PAUL’S SLIDE.

Photo showing good overall Perspective of Mud Creek today, 5/21/17

These were taken around noon (an hour ago) by Inga Dorosz. She says it is very active and you can see the dust all the way up top. Follow it up, and it is visible in her first photo – the long shot.

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Mud Creek 1996

A blast from the past. Just found this. For those who don’t know, this is Rock Knocker when his hair and mustache were black.

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Mud Creek today – 5/21/17

Okay, for comparison, here is the one from 5/19 previously posted:

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And here is the one from this morning. Both by Tafay Wilson. Note the dust and the new point. Unbelievable.

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Paul’s Slide Photos

I took these on Friday.

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This is probably the spot of most concern, to me, as you can see the new nail wall is already cracking and giving way just next to that second cone up on the left. It is already extremely narrow, and those heavy trucks for the batch plant at the bridge can’t be helping.

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And here, from Cow Cliffs, north of Big Creek:

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Rock Slides have destroyed the fencing/catch netting. There were so many other places where the road is sinking, buckling, and all manner of protesting.