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Highway 70 remains closed due to additional landslide activity

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Highway 70 Closure Rock Slide

PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif. - Highway 70 between Jarbo Gap and the Greenville Wye junction with Highway 89 remains closed due to continuing slide activity.

According to Caltrans District 2, there has been additional slide activity this week at two different slide locations between the community of Belden and Twain in Plumas County.

The first slide, which is approximately located at mile post 15.2 in Plumas County east of Belden, experienced additional slide activity on Wednesday afternoon that brought down unstable material. Caltrans says that the slide remains active and will be further assessed by crews.

The second slide, which is located west of Rush Creek Road approximately at mile post 22.7 in Plumas County, experienced substantial slide activity earlier in the week. Due to the slide activity, crews have halted debris removal operations for safety reason.

Caltrans says that equipment that was being used by contractors to remove debris was caught in the latest slide activity while attempting to remove material. No injuries were reported in the incident. Crews will resume their assessment of the site and rock scaling operations when it is deemed safe.

Contractor's Equipment Caught in Slide

Caltrans reports that material has been cleared from the third slide location and that repairs to the pavement are currently planned. The work is taking place east of the community of Cresta near the Shady Rest Area approximately at mile post 46.6 in Butte County.

According to Caltrans, there remains no current estimated time of opening the highway to one-way traffic control. Crews from both Caltrans and contractor Hat Creek Construction & Materials, Inc. continue to assess the slides and clear/remove debris pending further slide activity, weather, and worker safety.

Motorists are advised to continue to choose alternative routes. For updated highway conditions, please visit the Caltrans Quickmap for updates on the closure of Highway 70.

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