Multiple landslides along southbound Highway 101 in Sausalito spilled rocks, mud and tree debris onto the freeway Thursday night, blocking lanes of traffic, the California Highway Patrol said.
Caltrans crews first responded at about 7 p.m. to clear a downed tree and a rocks from the highway, near the Rodeo Avenue onramp, the CHP said.
Three lanes initially were blocked, and by about 8:30 a.m. Friday, one of those lanes reopened.
The estimated time for clearing all lanes initially was noon Friday, but that time was moved back to about 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday. Caltrans said the earth was still shifting at the landslide site, and it would take some time before they could deem it safe to reopen the two right lanes.
"The slide is still moving a little bit and there's still a significant amount of material we have to move out of here," Caltrans spokesman Bill Ney said. "We're going to have to have our geo-tech experts come and take a look at the hill to see if there's some long-term stuff we need to do. But to get the freeway back into operation, it's pretty much clearing out that and there's a couple of trees we need to look at to make sure they don't come down later. Clearing it to a safe standpoint is our focus."
Shortly after 10 p.m., the CHP said the three right lanes were blocked, and there was no estimated time for reopening them.
As of 2:50 a.m. Friday, the CHP said there were three separate slides, and the lanes were still blocked. The estimated time for reopening the lanes was 8 a.m.
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The northbound lanes of Highway 101 were not affected, the CHP said.
Motorists were urged to use caution in the area.
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