Late Tuesday afternoon, March 12, another sink hole on Highway 243 was revealed. This damage was near mile post 10.75 and occurred after many trips of large trucks transporting dirt for repair of the highway at Bay Tree Springs.
Photo courtesy Caltrans
But the hole was filled with dirt. On Wednesday, the trucks could continue to travel north and south on the Highway, carrying the future fill.
Here is a view of the same site Wednesday, March 13.
This is where the dirt fill is temporarily being stored, until needed, for the repairs on Highway 243.
This is Highway 243 at Bay Tree Springs. The road was completely washed away and has to be rebuilt.
Thanks for the update. Is Idyllwild open to visitors now? Or only residents? And, if so, is the Anza way via 317 to Mountain Center, then 74 to Idyllwild the only way passable? Thanks.
Yes, Idyllwild is open to visitors via the 371 through Anza then the 74 through Mountain Center.
I’m thinking we need to set up a toll booth down here in Anza. We’ve got all the folks that figured out we make a good shortcut from the 15 down to the desert and Glamis, now this, and Coachella is coming up. It would give us some money to fix up some of our non-county roads that the rain’s messed up so bad. I know this situation’s nobody’s fault besides whoever makes the weather, but some payback for all the new traffic coming through town would be nice, didn’t used to have to sit for five minutes waiting to get onto the 371 during work travel times. Hmmmm.
No Allynna, not allowed, see below. Besides the toll booth would put your residents up in arms because it would slow them down from the 60-65mph they drive to Temecula. Increased traffic to Glamis is probably from the traffic apps and Glamis advertising. Hopefully the businesses in Anza are getting increased business so that might help you adjust to an increased commute time of FIVE minutes.
http://rctlma.org/trans/Road-Maintenance/Road-Repairs/Public-Assistance-for-Roadway-Maintenance-Improvements-on-Non-County-Roads
Other public roads are maintained by those people who live or own property adjacent to the road. These property owners can be held liable for deficient conditions. The public has the right to use these roads for general travel and the County seeks to preserve the right for the public to travel these roads. The County will intervene on behalf of the public to prevent the physical blockage of public travel and facilitate the resolution of disputes between abutting property owners, where the public access is affected.
The California Civil Code requires the cost of maintenance for both the private and other public roads to be shared equitably by the landowners benefiting from those roads
Other public roads are all other roads that are expressly or impliedly accepted for public use and over which the public has acquired the right to travel. The County has no duty to maintain other public roads, as defined, nor is it liable for failure to do so.