Coos slide knocks out some phone services
Written by Charles Kocher, Pilot staff writer May 03, 2011 11:06 am
A landslide in Coos County destroyed two miles of Frontier Communications fiber optic line late Monday night, interrupting some long distance and cellular services as far south as Brookings.
The Frontier cable was cut about 9:30 p.m. by the slide along Highway 42, east of Coos Bay, but there are no highway traffic alerts for that area.
Frontier officials said crews have been working all night to string a temporary line, and expect repairs to be completed by mid-day Tuesday.
Local phone, high speed internet and emergency services are not impacted. Both Frontier and the Curry County Sheriff's Office said 911 calls were not being affected by the outage.
Cell services were interrupted, the company explained, because some cell services are routed from their towers into the fiber optic network.
Watch for a complete report in the Wednesday, May 4, edition of the Curry Coastal Pilot.
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Monday, July 19, 2010
Landslide on Hwy 101
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/07/landslide_closes_four_lanes_of_highway_101_in_north_bend.html
NORTH BEND – The north and southbound lanes of Highway 101 near milepost 236 remain blocked after a landslide caused up to 8 feet of debris to fill the road around 2 p.m. Sunday.
Dan Latham, public information officer for the Oregon Department of Transportation, said the landslide occurred after a fire on the hillside Saturday caused the area to become saturated with water.
It was still unclear if the water was from a pipe that burst during the fire or if it came from water used to fight the flames, Latham said.
Gary Leaming, public information officer for ODOT added that as of Sunday night, 700 yards of debris equaling 7 dump truck loads had been moved from the roadway.
The rubble covered all four lanes and shoulders of the highway. Detours are currently in place with drivers being advised to take Newmark Street and Sherman Avenue.
Crews are cleaning the area but the section is not expected to open to any traffic until early Monday morning.
-- Natalie Flynn
NORTH BEND – The north and southbound lanes of Highway 101 near milepost 236 remain blocked after a landslide caused up to 8 feet of debris to fill the road around 2 p.m. Sunday.
Dan Latham, public information officer for the Oregon Department of Transportation, said the landslide occurred after a fire on the hillside Saturday caused the area to become saturated with water.
It was still unclear if the water was from a pipe that burst during the fire or if it came from water used to fight the flames, Latham said.
Gary Leaming, public information officer for ODOT added that as of Sunday night, 700 yards of debris equaling 7 dump truck loads had been moved from the roadway.
The rubble covered all four lanes and shoulders of the highway. Detours are currently in place with drivers being advised to take Newmark Street and Sherman Avenue.
Crews are cleaning the area but the section is not expected to open to any traffic until early Monday morning.
-- Natalie Flynn
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