Some local excitement
From the
Bellingham Herald:
Rock slide closes Chuckanut Drive until at least Monday
A rock slide has closed a portion of Chuckanut Drive near Oyster Creek at least until Monday, Nov. 10, so crews can do emergency repairs on the unstable hillside responsible for the slide.
Drivers are encouraged to use Interstate 5 as an alternate route.
Officials with the state Department of Transportation inspected the slope, between mileposts 11 and 12, Saturday morning and decided it was unstable.
The original slide occurred at about 3 p.m. Friday, and the road was supposed to be closed temporarily so crews could clear it.
However, more rocks fell, which made it unsafe to work under, said Dustin Terpening, a spokesman with the DOT.
Chuckanut Drive is a gorgeous cliff-side road that stretches from
Fairhaven (itself a wonderful little town) down the coast terminating at the
Skagit Valley (also a wonderful destination especially in Spring during the
Tulip Festival).
Posted by DaveH at November 9, 2008 8:25 PM