• Mountain Highway Closed After Heavy Rain Compromises Lane

    The north half of state Route 243 between Banning and Twin Pines was shut down Wednesday after heavy rains compromised one of the two lanes on the mountain highway. “We’re hoping to get it fixed by tonight, but for now, the highway is closed,” Caltrans District 8 spokeswoman Terri Kasinga told City News Service about […]

  • Portion of Highway 243 Repaired, Permitting Access to Lake

    A nearly 10-mile segment of state Route 243 just north of Idyllwild was reopened Monday after a seven-week closure stemming from a Valentine’s Day storm that damaged multiple sections of the mountain highway. According to Caltrans, the portion of the two-lane corridor between Idyllwild-Pine Cove and the Lake Fulmor recreation area was opened to traffic […]

  • Historic Rains Leave People Stranded and Roads with Millions in Damage

    [bc_video video_id=”6002835194001″ account_id=”5728959025001″ player_id=”Hkbio1usDM” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%” autoplay=”” min_width=”0px” max_width=”640px” width=”100%” height=”100%”] Just before Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol shut down State Route 243 they took a photograph showing the side of the road suspended without earth underneath it, shortly after the earth gave way taking an entire section of road, soil, trees and guardrail right […]

  • Route 243 Access Limited, Route 74 Partly Closed Due to Storm Damage

    The entire length of state Route 243 between Banning and Mountain Center remained closed Friday except to residents and business owners in the Idyllwild area, and a 15-mile segment of state Route 74 east of Hemet was shut down completely, because of collapsed road surfaces stemming from storm activity. “The 243 is only accessible to […]

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