SEKIU — The state Department of Transportation cleared two mudslides off state Highway 112 this week.
A mud- and rock slide that prompted the closure of the eastbound lane of state Highway 112 at Milepost 5 between Neah Bay and Sekiu at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday was cleared by 2 p.m. Thursday.
Then workers received word of another slide on the highway 10 miles away.
The slide at Milepost 15 on state Highway 112 near Falls Creek was reported at 1:45 p.m. and cleared by 3:10 p.m.
More than 3 inches of rain fell in the area in the 24 hours before the slide Wednesday, Transportation said.
