In the north bay tonight. The rising Russian River in guerneville. Has aleady caused serious flooding. And now with another storm on the way people are bracing for more problems. Kron 4s alecia reid has the story guerneville. Happening now more than 24 hours after a mudslide hit a vehicle in the santa cruz mountains. Two out of four lanes on highway17 remain closed tonight. Causing a traffic nightmare for drivers. Kron4s jr stone has details on when crews may reopen the roadway. Several schools in the north bay. Both public and private. Will be closed tomorrow because of the weather. Emergency officials say, severe rain and winds are expected during the morning commute. And will cause traffic gridlock, flash flood warnings and landslides. Some of the schools affected are in the larkspur school district, the Mill Valley School district. And the Sausalito Marin city school district. To see if your school has been affected by the closures. Log on to kron fourdotcom to see a complete list.
In the north bay tonight. The rising Russian River in guerneville. Has aleady caused serious flooding. And now with another storm on the way people are bracing for more problems. Kron 4s alecia reid has the story guerneville. Happening now more than 24 hours after a mudslide hit a vehicle in the santa cruz mountains. Two out of four lanes on highway17 remain closed tonight. Causing a traffic nightmare for drivers. Kron4s jr stone has details on when crews may reopen the roadway. Several schools in the north bay. Both public and private. Will be closed tomorrow because of the weather. Emergency officials say, severe rain and winds are expected during the morning commute. And will cause traffic gridlock, flash flood warnings and landslides. Some of the schools affected are in the larkspur school district, the Mill Valley School district. And the Sausalito Marin city school district. To see if your school has been affected by the closures. Log on to kron fourdotcom to see a complete list.
Two workers restoring highway 17 after a mudslide in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Were run over by a dump truck that was also working in the area. One man died in the accident. Kron4s Lydia Pantazes is in the Santa Cruz Mountains with details on the man who was killed. Its been nearly a month since residents in the woodside area could take highway 84. Since january 12th crews have been working on an active mudslide. It has closed the major thurough fair between grand view drive and and portola. Drivers now have to resort to old honda road which they say is dark. Narrow and can take up to an hour depending on traffic. Crews say they will not be able to make major changes until the rainy season is over in st helena overflowing rainwater and runoff exploded from the napa river spillway. The powerful display caused people to pull over on highway 128 to take pictures and marvel. The excess rainfall also created imprompu waterfalls. And hazards. Like flooded roadways. Maureen kelly kron4 news.
Two workers restoring highway 17 after a mudslide in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Were run over by a dump truck that was also working in the area. One man died in the accident. Kron4s Lydia Pantazes is in the Santa Cruz Mountains with details on the man who was killed. Its been nearly a month since residents in the woodside area could take highway 84. Since january 12th crews have been working on an active mudslide. It has closed the major thurough fair between grand view drive and and portola. Drivers now have to resort to old honda road which they say is dark. Narrow and can take up to an hour depending on traffic. Crews say they will not be able to make major changes until the rainy season is over in st helena overflowing rainwater and runoff exploded from the napa river spillway. The powerful display caused people to pull over on highway 128 to take pictures and marvel. The excess rainfall also created imprompu waterfalls. And hazards. Like flooded roadways. Maureen kelly kron4 news.
Sits in the middle of Ella Sogomoniannow you cant really see behind me but this is now where that road ends. The hole is estimated to be 200 feet wide and a quarter mile deepwith sr 9 and 17 closures as well drivers are having to detour up to an hour away using bear creek and black roads. And that was Ella Sogomonian reporting from santa cruz county. Chp officers say that portion of skyline boulevard is now closed indefintiely. The southbound lanes of highway 17 in the santa cruz mountains. Are back open tonight. After a massive mudslide shut down the highway. Caltrans crews are astill managing the flow of traffic by holding cars at times in the southbound lanes. The decision to reopen the northbound side will be made tomorrow afternoon. Engineers are still trying to figure out the best way to clean up the mess. And minimize the chance of yet another mudslide. The cleanup work has proven to be very dangerous. Yesterday two contractors. Working for caltrans. Were run over by a dumptruck