"The washout began around 4 pm Monday, with a 75- to 100-foot section of the eastern lane of Highway 116 collapsing and taking trees and a piece of guardrail with it, just west of Monte Rio about five miles past Guerneville if you were heading to the coast. As the Press Democrat reports, the earth beneath the roadway was "likely loosened by the surging waterway and runoff from the recent storms,""
"A photo posted by Caltrans early Tuesday showed the roadway still mostly intact up to the white line at the egde of the eastbound lane, but subsequent photos published by the Press Democrat showed the washout growing and encroaching on more of the lane. One-way traffic is proceeding through the area in the westbound lane. Large washout on Sonoma Route 116 at Duncan Road just west of Monte Rio."
A 75- to 100-foot section of the eastern lane of Highway 116 collapsed into the Russian River near Monte Rio, taking trees and a guardrail. The washout began around 4 p.m. Monday and has continued to grow as rain-soaked river banks remain saturated and unstable. The earth beneath the roadway was likely loosened by the surging waterway and runoff from recent storms, with the Russian River cresting roughly two feet below flood stage after a large rise since New Year’s Eve. One-way traffic is proceeding in the westbound lane, and repairs could take up to a year once work begins. Highway 116 is "a primary evacuation route and commuting road" for nearby communities, raising concerns about access if repairs are not completed before summer.
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