State Highway 330 Repairs completed - route is open, unrestricted

[Old Fart]

Emergency repairs including installation of a rock fall drape were
completed at noon today, April 4, 2006. State Route 330 is now open
with no restrictions.

Approximately $500,000 was spent to make repairs to an upper slope on
the route located about one mile uphill from SR-30. Over the years,
rainfall has caused the "sloughing" of rock and debris onto the
highway. The decision to install a 100-foot high by 192-foot wide
rock fall drape was made by Caltrans geologists. The drape acts as a
catch basin for the debris and is similar to ones located on SR-138
(near Crestline) and SR-18 (The Narrows).

[FRMNJJ]

thats great news, need to head down the hill tomorrow and wanted to go that route

[swbooking]

Thats way cool. I live up in Running Springs and used to take that trail to go down the hill but lately its been locked up. anyword if that one is open too?

[Old Fart]

What trail?

[swbooking]

When your coming down 330 theres a trail on your left side in a big turn out, when there was a fire, all the fire trucks parked there and the fire was back down on that trail... oh theres a shooting range back down there too, its alittle bit after the big cell phone tower that looks like a pine tree when your coming up.

[swbooking]

NVR mind i just saw your N109 post, isnt there like N113 that goes doen the hill and ends up in East Highland? thats the trail i was wondering about. It ends up by a water tower...

[Old Fart]

Sounds like you're talking about the 1N09 area all right. I'll check to see what we have closed in that area.

[swbooking]

cool thanks...

[Old Fart]

From what I've found so far - 1N13 is still closed from Greenspot Road to
1N09 - this was originally done under Forest Order 04-1 after the Old Fire, and has been extended thrugh FO 05-1. I'll check and see if there's a tentative opening date. Since you're up there - check and see if the road is signed "1N13" if you can. I've been teaching classes mostly on the Arrowhead side - haven't been up 330 in a long while.

I really need to put copies of my maps in my briefcase - but rarely need them at my "real" job at LAX :)

[swbooking]

Yeah ill check i go to UCR so i will be back home on friday ill see if i cant go to the trails on saturday or something. You teach? at RIM? I used to go there...

[Old Fart]

Nope - I teach several of the classes for SBNFAOHV. I also teach several classes at LAX - but that's another story :)

[swbooking]

oh... sounds pretty cool. Well ill go up and look at the trail this weekend thanks a lot

[Old Fart]

Thank you sir!