Heavy Rains Cause Flash Flooding & Damage to HWY 127; Road Closures In Effect

wow that is insane 

Some aerial shots.

Hwy 127 and Dumont Entrance:

Little Dumont:

Lake Bed 2 Miles South of Dumont, Hwy 127 along the side:

Lake Bed 2 miles North of Baker, Hwy 127 runs around the water top of the pic:

8 hours ago, Sandblower said:

Little Dumont:

 

 

 

 

WoW!!! that is incredible and sad.

Those are nuts! Thanks for sharing, Paul. 

Thank you everyone for all the updates! Fingers crossed the roads will be passable soon. Also, did anyone happen to see how bad the Little Dunes were? Camping area and the duning area (The picture above doesn't fully show those things)?

I’m planning to fly it again next week.  I’ll get better shots of Little D camping area.

Wow thats crazy, hope the little dunes didnt just wash away.

Caltrans Mobile QuickMap

shows the road closed but was going to drive it the first week of oct

Here are some new pics flying South to North this time.  It was disappointing that I didn't see a single worker, tractor, any sign of clean up or repairs being made between Baker and Dumont.   Hwy 127 is not going to open up any time soon.  It's been almost 2 weeks since the rain hit and no work has started.

Man, the little dunes looked wrecked. What a mess. Thanks for the update. 

I am speechless. I barely know what to type. The Little Dunes camping area and a bunch of dunes are just gone. That hurts.

Thank you Sandblower for the time and effort put into this...

I drove north out of Baker on Hwy 127 to access my private property 10 miles south of Dumont. Hwy 127 is now closed at the power lines about 10 miles north of Baker and they are working on clearing the dirt, sand and fixing the erosion along the side of the road just beyond that currently. Bad news though, there will be NO ACCESS to Dumont from the south for a long time to come. I spoke with the Cal Trans supervisor on site and he said it will be a long time before the road is rebuilt near Little Dumont/Salt Creek. The good news is that they are going to be focusing on getting the road fully open from the north via Shoshone/Tecopa for the Halloween weekend, that is their goal.

For anyone wanting to access Dumont from the south via 127, don't. They said on Halloween weekend they would have CHP assisting with the closure. Take the long way around through Pahrump or Tecopa Rd if you are coming from the south. It sucks but at least they are trying to get you access to Dumont.

This information is current as of Sept 25th, things may change but the guy from Cal Trans on site was really nice and gave me the reality of the situation which is much better than what I got from calling Cal Trans and CHP, they just say "road is closed" with no additional info AT ALL!!!

Also, thank you Sandblower for posting the great pics from your photo recon mission. Those pics and your info was very helpful in accessing the area near my property.