California to Build $2.1 Billion Tunnel to Connect Landslide-Ridden North

Caltrans announced the 6,000-foot-long tunnel in June 2024 to allow drivers to bypass a chronic landslide in the area.
California to Build $2.1 Billion Tunnel to Connect Landslide-Ridden North
Tunnel rendering of the Last Chance Grade Project in Del Norte County. Caltrans District 1
Ilene Eng
Ilene Eng
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A remote region in Northern California, bordering Oregon, is getting a tunnel through the Last Chance Grade Project that will connect residents with their neighbors along U.S. Highway 101.

The coastal road south of Crescent City, the only town of border county Del Norte, has long been subjected to numerous landslides, ongoing maintenance costs, and indefinite closures.