A key route along the lower Russian River in Sonoma County is restricted to one-direction traffic indefinitely after intense winter storms damaged the road.
On Monday afternoon, heavy rain caused a 40-foot section of Highway 116’s eastbound lane to erode between Duncan Road and Monte Cristo Avenue, just west of Monte Rio, Caltrans said.
A photo posted by the agency shows a section of the highway badly damaged, including a guardrail hanging off the cliff and erosion under the road. Another photo, taken at Duncan Road just west of Monte Rio, shows a tree toppled over and blocking part of the lane…