CalTrans announced Monday, November 1st, that slide stabilization measures above the landslide-prone stretch of U.S. 101 south of Crescent City, is nearing completion.
“Cable drapery systems are being installed along with rock anchors to prevent future slope failure,” a Caltrans District Supervisor said Monday. “The fix is on schedule to be sufficiently completed in the next couple of months”, however, with other work continuing, motorists should continue to expect 30-minute delays at Last Chance Grade until sometime in 2022.
To help further stabilize and situate the current roadway, work continues to replace two damaged walls and expand the recently stabilized section of roadway by several hundred feet and is scheduled to be completed next year. At that time, it’s possible the roadway will feature two-way traffic for the first time since 2014.
