Mudslide blocks one lane of Highway 20 in Port Townsend

Published 1:30 am Sunday, November 6, 2016

PORT TOWNSEND — A mudslide blocked the westbound lane of state Highway 20 in Port Townsend on Sunday afternoon.

Police and city public works worked to clear the road and check the stability of the bluff, said Port Townsend Police Chief Michael Evans.

He said the mudslide happened on Sims Way near the Bayview Restaurant and came from the nearby bluff.

A bulletin from the State Department of Transportation said the lane was blocked starting at 1:49 p.m. Sunday.

Evans said at about 4:15 p.m. Sunday that it would take about an hour for the lane to reopen.

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Reporter Jesse Major can be reached at 360-452-2345, ext. 56250, or at jmajor@peninsula dailynews.com.