East Bay storm damage update: Contra Costa mudslides, Pleasanton flooding
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY -- East Bay communities were seeing continued impacts Monday of the New Year's weekend downpour.
Mudslides, recent flooding and a sinkhole have shut down three roadways in unincorporated Contra Costa County, public works officials said Monday.
The latest closure occurred on Highland Road, which is closed between Collier Canyon Road and Camino Tassajara due to rock and mudslides. Only local traffic is allowed through the area as crews work to clear the road.
A sinkhole closed Deer Valley Road in both directions between Briones Valley and Marsh Creek roads, said Contra Costa County Public Works Department spokesperson Kelly Kalfsbeek.
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Marsh Creek Road was also closed, between Deer Valley and Morgan Territory roads, due to ongoing rock and mudslides. Morgan Territory Road was closed between addresses 5477 to 5649 because of mudslides and only residents are allowed access, officials said.
Niles Canyon Road (State Route 84) in Fremont has been closed due to flooding at Mission Boulevard (State Route 238) between Fremont and Sunol since Saturday. There is still no estimated time to reopen the roadway.
#TRAFFICALERT: State Route 84 (Niles Canyon Road) remains closed at Mission Blvd. (SR-238) between Fremont and Sunol (Alameda County) as crews continue to pump water from the roadway. Unknown on when highway will re-open. #AlamedaCounty pic.twitter.com/IU44pZXx1n
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Motorists should take alternate routes to avoid the closures, and should never try to cross flooded roads-driving, riding or walking, public works officials said.
Earlier Monday, authorities in Alameda County alerted of flooding closing a major roadway in Pleasanton. The Pleasanton Police Department said Foothill Road was closed between Bernal Avenue and W. Las Positas Boulevard as of 6:55 a.m. Monday.
Police were asking the public to avoid the area and plan alternative routes.
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