Progress continues on Highway 330, which has been closed since mid-March due to storm-prompted damages to the roadway and the culvert beneath it. The new culvert of galvanized steel was installed last week, and backfill began on Friday. The backfill portion of the project, to fill in some 80' over the pipe for the roadway, should be completed within two weeks, per CalTrans … [Read more...] about CalTrans Expects Mid-May Re-Opening of Highway 330
Highway 330
Good News: Highway 330 May Re-Open As Early as Mid-May
When Highway 330 was closed in mid-March and, a day later, an emergency culvert repair and road replacement project began under a CalTrans-issued emergency contract, it was anticipated that the highway closure would last into mid-June. However, per a conversation with Darin Cooke of CalTrans today, Highway 330 may re-open earlier than anticipated. “The excavation is pretty much … [Read more...] about Good News: Highway 330 May Re-Open As Early as Mid-May
Happy Monday: Snow, High Winds, and Chain Requirements for Motorists
Big Bear Valley, CA -- The snow has been coming down since about the 5am hour this morning, prompting chain controls on some roads here in the Big Bear Valley. At present [at 8am April 5], R2 chain requirements are in place for the front grade of Highway 18, from Pine Knot Avenue in the Village west to the Arrowhead area; chains are also required on two-wheel drive vehicles … [Read more...] about Happy Monday: Snow, High Winds, and Chain Requirements for Motorists
CalTrans Provides Update on Highway 330 Closure; Roadway Closed Since March 16 for Emergency Project
Big Bear Lake, CA -- It was during a routine “storm patrol” that a CalTrans employee discovered the damage to the Highway 330 culvert (from the 1940s) and erosion to the roadway, prompting the emergency repair project that got underway on Tuesday, March 16. In a presentation before the City Council of Big Bear Lake on Monday, CalTrans liaison Dennis Green assured, “We are going … [Read more...] about CalTrans Provides Update on Highway 330 Closure; Roadway Closed Since March 16 for Emergency Project
Yep, For Real: Highway 330 Closed Until June for Emergency Repairs
As of yesterday, March 16, and continuing until mid-June, Highway 330 is closed to all traffic, as CalTrans has implemented an emergency slope and road repair project, to address the erosion caused by recent storms and subsequent culvert failure. The emergency project will replace the culvert on Highway 330 near City Creek, about eight miles up from the base of the mountain. … [Read more...] about Yep, For Real: Highway 330 Closed Until June for Emergency Repairs