URGENT: Slide closes state Highway 112

Published 12:01 am Monday, November 16, 2009

The state Department of Transportation just issued this report for state Highway 112 on the West End of the Olympic Peninsula. We will update as warranted:

WSDOT Alert

DATE/TIME: November 16, 2009, 1:05 p.m. DESCRIPTION: A slide has occurred on SR 112 near Bull Man Creek. Both

directions of the roadway are covered with mud and trees. LOCATION: SR 112 at milepost 2 near the Makah Reservation in

Clallam County START: November 16, 2009, 1:05 p.m. Est. END: Unknown OTHER: Crews are en route to clear the roadway. It is estimated that

this section of highway will remain blocked for at least two hours.