MENDOCINO COUNTY, Calif. – Caltrans said Wednesday that a portion of Highway 101 will be under traffic control and speed reduction through the summer due to a landslide.

The area of Highway 101 impacted is five miles north of the Mendocino-Sonoma County line, just north of the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge (post mile 5.0) and near the large rock outcropping that's also known as “Lover's Leap.”

Caltrans said traffic has been reduced to one lane in each direction of travel 24 hours per day, seven days per week, with a reduced speed of 25 miles per hour in response to rough road conditions caused by a slide.

Those special conditions will remain in effect until summer when the hillside dries out and crews can grind and repave the highway, Caltrans reported.

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