Repairs To Begin On Marin's Fairfax-Bolinas Road Closed Since Winter Mudslide

MARIN, CA – Repairs are expected to start next month on an eight-mile section of a key road in Marin County that's been closed since a March mudslide, county officials said.

The section of Fairfax-Bolinas Road between West Ridgecrest Boulevard and the Meadow Club country club in Fairfax has been closed since March 11.

The Marin County Board of Supervisors approved a $305,692 contract on Aug. 16 with Engineered Soil Repairs in Walnut Creek for the repairs.

The repairs could be completed by November if not earlier, according to county officials.

Geotechnical experts and engineers have studied what caused the mudslide and what needs to be done to prevent future slides. Crews will be adding news sections to the road, shoulders, barriers, reinforcement pilings and concrete walls.

The road is popular with cyclists who continued to use the road even though it's been closed. But county officials said they hope cyclists will now avoid the area until repairs are complete.

Fairfax-Bolinas Road is a rural, hilly route that is a key artery for many people living in the rural region of West Marin.

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--Bay City News/March 2016 Photo: A slide covered about half of Fairfax-Bolinas Road near the Kent Pump Road and Alpine Dam. Courtesy: County of Marin.