- Elizabeth Larson
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Road conditions update: Nice-Lucerne Cutoff included in new round of road closures
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County’s flood situation led to several new road closures on Wednesday, including the short-term shutdown of the Nice-Lucerne Cutoff.
As Clear Lake’s elevation continued to rise, on Wednesday afternoon the Lake County Department of Public Works closed the cutoff due to flooding across the roadway, making it necessary for drivers to be rerouted through Upper Lake.
Elsewhere around the county, other new closures took place.
In Clearlake Oaks, Lake Street and Keys Boulevard were closed because of flooding.
In Lakeport, the city extended the closure of Lakeshore Boulevard from Giselman Street to the north city limit boundary at Beach Lane.
The city of Lakeport also asked people to avoid the area of Lakeshore Boulevard across from Jones Street, where the road appears to be undermined and may be structurally unsafe.
The Clearlake Police Department reported that Lakeshore Drive between Lower Lakeshore Drive and Kings Lane had been closed to traffic due to a sewage spill and heavy equipment in the area.
Police said Lakeshore Drive between Country Club Drive Extension and San Joaquin Drive, which previously had been closed, was reopened but still had some areas reduced to one-lane traffic due to flooding. Lakeshore Drive between Howard Avenue and Alvita Avenue also has water partially blocking lanes.
The full list of closures and advisories follows. Information was compiled from reports from Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol, the Clearlake Police Department, Lake County Department of Public Works, Lakeport Police Department and the Napa County Sheriff’s Office.
In the map below, areas marked with the flooding symbol and the red triangle indicate closures; the rockslide icon indicates those areas where there are slides but which remain open.
CLEARLAKE
All city boat launches remain closed.
Lakeshore Drive between Country Club Drive Extension and San Joaquin Drive was reopened after a closure, but some areas are reduced to one-lane traffic due to flooding in the area. Use caution driving in the area.
Lakeshore Drive between Lower Lakeshore Drive and Kings Lane is closed to traffic due to sewage spill and heavy equipment in the area. Use alternative routes.
Lakeshore Drive between Howard Avenue and Alvita Avenue has water partially blocking lanes. There is no traffic control in this area at this time. Use extreme caution and reduce speed.
CLEARLAKE OAKS
High Valley Road: Road conditions from Brassfield Winery to Bartlett Springs Road are unknown at this time.
Island Drive: Closed from Highway 20 to the bridge due to flooding.
Keys Boulevard: Closed due to flooding.
Lake Street: Closed due to flooding.
Old Long Valley Road: Open with slide activity.
Widgeon Way: Closed from the Plaza to Shady Lane due to tree across the roadway.
COBB
Maple Shadows: Closed at the south end from Highway 175 to Parnassus due to culvert failure.
Socrates Mine Road: Road slip out at MPM 3.8. Down to one lane in this area.
KELSEYVILLE
Bell Hill Road: Closed at Adobe Creek low water crossing.
Park Drive: Closed to through traffic due to flooding.
LAKEPORT (CITY)
All city boat launches remain closed.
Library Park continues to be closed due to the extreme danger and flood conditions.
City parking lots at Third Street, Fourth Street and Fifth Street are closed.
– Esplanade Street.
– K Street.
– Konocti Avenue.
– Lupoyoma Avenue.
– Helena Avenue.
– Lily Cove Avenue.
– Oak Knoll Avenue.
– E Street.
– Martin Street from N. Forbes Street to Russell Street.
Giselman Street from Lakeshore Boulevard to Sayre Street: Closed due to flooding. A detour has been set up: Northbound traffic will use Green Street to Sayer Street to Giselman Street, southbound traffic will use Giselman Street to Sayer Street to Green Street. Please drive with caution on these streets as there will be school children using them.
Lakeshore Boulevard: Closed to all traffic from Giselman to the north city limit boundary at Beach Lane. Lakeshore Boulevard across from Jones Street appears to be undermined and may be structurally unsafe. Avoid the area.
Royale Avenue: Closed to all vehicles at Pike Drive.
LAKEPORT
Eickhoff Road: Closed due to flooding. Detour is open for local traffic only.
Hendricks Road: Open with flooding.
Hill Road: Closed between Sutter Lakeside Hospital entrance and Lakeshore Boulevard due to mudslides across the roadway.
Lakeshore Boulevard: Closed from Park Way to Alterra Drive due to flooding.
Lakeshore Boulevard: Closed from Park Way to 2,500 feet north due to flooding and a power pole leaning into the roadway.
Reeves Lane: Closed at Land’s End due to flooding.
Scotts Valley Road: Closed at Hendricks Drive due to flooding.
LOWER LAKE
Morgan Valley Road: Closed at the Lake/Napa line due to numerous trees and mud slides on the Napa County side.
NICE
Lakeshore Boulevard: Closed from Stokes Avenue to Carson Street due to flooding.
Nice-Lucerne Cutoff: Closed due to flooding.
Stokes Avenue: Closed from Stokes Court to Nice-Lucerne Cutoff due to flooding.
UPPER LAKE
Bachelor Valley Road: Open with flooding.
Bartlett Springs Road: Closed at MPM 18.0 due to mudslide.
Elk Mountain Road: Roadway closed at MPM 29.6 due to road washout. No estimate of when road will be reopened.
Laurel Dell Road: Currently open with closure pending due to flooding.
Main Street: Open with flooding.
Scotts Valley Road: Closed at Highway 20 to Hendricks Road due to flooding.
Witter Springs Road: Open with flooding.
COLUSA COUNTY
Highway 20: One-way controlled traffic from 5.5 miles east of the junction of Highway 16 to “E” Street in Williams due to flooding. One-way controlled traffic from Husted Road in Williams to Will S. Green Avenue in Colusa.
NAPA COUNTY
Diamond Mountain Road: Closed at the intersection with S Fork Diamond Mountain Road due to a downed tree. The tree hit AT&T lines and AT&T has been notified.
Mt. Veeder Road: The 3000 block of Mt. Veeder Road is closed due to downed trees and power lines.
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