Transportation

Rock slide closes Highway 3 in Trinity County near Weaverville

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An entire section of both lanes of Highway 3, a key north-south road in Trinity and Siskiyou counties in northeastern California, fell away after heavy rains, leaving the road closed indefinitely, Caltrans reports..
An entire section of both lanes of Highway 3, a key north-south road in Trinity and Siskiyou counties in northeastern California, fell away after heavy rains, leaving the road closed indefinitely, Caltrans reports.. California Department of Transportation

Highway 3 is closed 10 miles north of Weaverville in Trinity County due to a rock slide, the state Department of Transportation reports.

Motorists are advised to use an alternative route. The California Highway Patrol reported the closure at 11:30 p.m. Monday, according to the Redding Record-Searchlight.

There is no estimated time of reopening, Caltrans reports.

Heavy rain saturated soil supporting the highway, leading to the failure, according to Caltrans.

This story was originally published March 15, 2016 at 4:22 PM with the headline "Rock slide closes Highway 3 in Trinity County near Weaverville."

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