Landslide on Hwy 101 slows down to 6 inches per hour; had moved as fast as 2 feet per hour
BROOKINGS, Ore. - A landslide that destroyed a section of Highway 101 on the Oregon Coast has slowed down, the Oregon Department of Transportation said.
The Hooskanaden Slide closed the highway 12 miles north of Brookings on Monday, Feb. 25, as a severe winter storm hit Oregon.
The landslide had been moving as fast as 2 feet per hour.
Over the weekend, the slide slowed down to about 6 inches per hour.
"As soon as the ground movement slows to about three inches an hour, Tidewater will place rock along the quarter-mile section of displaced roadway and open at least one lane to traffic," ODOT said in a statement Monday. "The rock placement work may take 24 to 48 hours."
The state said "slides are a common occurrence in winter when the south Oregon coast receives heavy rain, and the Hooskanaden area often requires frequent paving and patching to repair cracks caused by ground movement."
