HWY 410 Landslide/ Nile Community Update
Naches, WASH- NOV. 03, 2009
Nile Community Meeting
Thursday November 5th at 6 PM, there will be a community update meeting at the Nile Community Church.
Pendleton Weather
2 DAY FORCAST
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. West northwest wind at 7 mph becoming east southeast.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Calm wind.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Cell Service Update
Yesterday evening the US Cellular COW was up and working at the Woodshed. You should have service on US Cell, Verizon, Sprint and Nextel phones. Thanks US Cell!!
WSDOT Update
Conditions:
State Route 410 is open with detour between milepost 104 to milepost 108. The emergency detour route has been opened to all drivers, and is a rough, gravel-surfaced road. Crews continue work on portions of the detour and drivers on this emergency route could experience long delays due to construction activities. WSDOT could close the roadway for the safety of drivers at anytime. Information updates are available at 509-577-1635 or 511.
Key Issues This Week:
• Complete subgrade on detour route
• Start paving detour route
• Continued work on re-channelization of the river
Good weather is forecasted for this week, which means crews will be paving the western two-and-a-half miles of Nile Loop Road. Crews have already poured 1,800 tons of asphalt. WSDOT hopes to have paving complete by the end of this week. WSDOT's contractor is using 21 pieces of heavy equipment and 17 dump trucks as they work to complete the detour by Thanksgiving.
Other:
The region investigated the feasibility of using Pyramid Pass and the Little Naches
Road as an emergency evacuation route to reach the west side but determined this
is not a safe or feasible emergency route. With the minimal snowfall this last
week, the route has proven to be unsafe for use.
The Public Assistance (PA) Program.
At the request of a letter from Yakima County to the WA State Governor, the Public Assistance section will be working with the County to complete an Initial Damage Assessment to determine if a joint FEMA-State Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) is needed.
The PA damage thresholds are as follows:
• Yakima County $718,937
• WA State $7,603,416
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The State is starting the process to determine the extent of the damages which occurred in your County to public facilities during the incident period October 10, 2009 – to be determined.
Informational Websites that are potentially pertinent to you:
There is a lot of information out there. Please take a look and see if any applies to you.
(NEW) Yakima County Public Services Flood Control Zone District Flood Preparedness Information
http://www.yakimacounty.us/SurfaceWater/FloodPreparedness.htm
WSDOT Website with road and slide information
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/News/2009/10/23-WSDOT+begins+building+SR+410+detour.htm
WA State Emergency Management Personal, Family, and Pet Preparedness Information http://www.emd.wa.gov/preparedness/prep_personal_preparedness.shtml
