LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A stretch of Highway 29 that passes from southern Lake County into northern Napa County is closed due to a Sunday afternoon mudslide, with no estimated time of reopening.
Separate reports from the California Highway Patrol and Caltrans’ District 1 office said the slide occurred on Highway 29 south of Middletown, in the area that passes over Mount St. Helena.
Caltrans identified the area more specifically as between Bradford Road in Lake County to Tubbs Lane in Napa County.
The CHP first reported a hard closure over the mountain just before 2 p.m. Sunday. At that time, the closure was estimated to last three to four hours.
However, at about 6:15 p.m., the CHP said the highway likely would be closed until Monday.
Caltrans said Sunday afternoon that there was no estimated time of reopening.
The slide occurs in the wake of more winter rain, with still more rain in the forecast this week.
The agency encouraged motorists to check its QuickMap website app for road condition updates.
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