WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:
EUGENE, Ore. - Bureau of Land Management officials will close Little Elk Mountain Road for the winter season, starting around November 1. BLM officials determined the closure is necessary during the wetter portions of the year, when the slope is less stable.
The existing landslide continues to encroach on the road, also known as BLM Road 16-8-36, around mile marker 1.4. Warning signs and the closure order will be posted on the gate at the closure junction before the slide.
"We are closing the area to protect public safety," said Sarah Bickford, field manager for the BLM Siuslaw Field Office. "Without a stable shoulde...