BrianEdwards said
Wonder how the hwy faired through this rain storm
I do too. I wonder when they will re-open 4610, or at least 4614? I've seen no updates at all. I can't imagine that the rain we've had these last couple of weeks can't be considered a "season ending event". Would be nice to see some sort of status updates.
Here is where they are hiding the updates - still says "indefinitely" and updated at 1 PM today.
Bryon Boyce said
Here is where they are hiding the updates - still says "indefinitely" and updated at 1 PM today.
I saw that - the text of that message has remained essentially unchanged since they posted it. I don't know what has been "updated". It would be nice to hear some plans, or what is being done - are they working on removing the "hazard trees"? When is the FS going to reopen 4610? or 4614? Or even portions of 45? (off Hillockburn) Those are things I'm interested in hearing, but I'm guessing it will be next year sometime before we get back into the Clackamas.
I drove up to the road block on Hwy 224 yesterday. There was an ODOT guy there, apparently keeping watch that no one gets by. I asked what it was looking like up there, he said rocks and trees down. I asked for a guess as to when they may start clean up, he said, he thinks in a few weeks and maybe open by Thanksgiving, but that the forest service is really tough about keeping things closed. The forest service has been less than easy to work with (no surprise there). He said to go to the ODOT website for information and I told him there haven't been any informative updates and that those of us who play up here would just like to know about any progress and that it would be nice if the could do that, just to give us some encouragement. I saw six more people driving to the road block as I was leaving. I'd stop at the FS office on my way up to see if any new information was posted, there wasn't. Sure would be nice for it to open around Thanksgiving.
Hillockburn road is OPEN!
Theres about 1/8 mile of burn next to it by the sweeping curve. A lot of it has been logged already? All the trees were gone, just a bunch of stumps
45 is blocked by a down tree towards the head of the SF canyon