Caltrans gives culvert update to PCPOA

The culvert work on highways 243 and 74 is now complete. Terri Kasinga, public and media affairs chief for Caltrans District 8, reported the news at the Nov. 7 Pine Cove Property Owners Association meeting.

“Culvert work was holding up traffic and was a big inconvenience to folks going up and down from Idyllwild,” Kasinga said.

Kasinga also stated that there may be further issues with Highway 243. Caltrans was not able to repair every single culvert but it’s now doing final checklist items, so continue to expect delays.

There will be pavement work, but again, no more culvert work. Kasinga explained that the expectation is that the work should hold for a long time because the work was invasive and extensive.

The target date to complete those items is Dec. 15. However, with the rain and snow, the contractor is unable to work so the completion date may be delayed.

Caltrans is performing regular maintenance to keep drains clear and, according to Kasinga, also keep the roads clear.

During the update, Michael Feyder, president of Mountain Disaster Preparedness, mentioned paving issues at Highway 243 and Saunders Meadow Road and at Highway 243 where the rock was recently removed.

“They are still going to be doing paving,” Kasinga said. “Give it a month or so when it gets dry, and if it’s not done call me, because it should be a punch list item.”

Kasinga continued, “There has been a lot of upgrade work on that mountain.”

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