Update 1-12-11: Officials with Caltrans have released an update on the damaged 330, the good news is that it is going to reopen sooner than the last update of two years. The last update is that the road will be reopened on 1/2012. Of course if weather does not cooperate all bets are off.

Update 1-6-11: Caltrans is reporting that the Highway 330 to Big Bear may not be open for as long as 2 years. This is based on visible chunks of the road that gave way making the road impassable to any vehicles. Officials, engineers and inspectors have been walking the highway and drilling holes to check for the stability of the road. So far this is the best estimate they can provide is that it could be closed for 2 years!!

Giant chunks of road gave way!

And… still parts of the road is giving way.

So this is a developing story.

The road to Big Bear Highway 330 is closed, due to the collapse the rain washed out of the main road.

Highway 18 and 38 are the only other options, and 18 appears to have had some damage that is preventing traffic.

It could take several weeks for Highway 330 to re-open.

“State Route 330 will remain closed possibly through the winter due to damage sustained during recent storm events,” said Caltrans spokeswoman Shelli Lombardo.

Officials are rerouting motorists traveling to Big Bear onto State Route 38 through Redlands. Highway 18 was also closed to traffic but may reopen sooner because damage was not as severe as officials initially thought, Lombardo said.

This is the latest:

SR 330
[IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA]
IS CLOSED FROM HIGHLAND AVE /IN SAN BERNARDINO/ TO 2 MI SOUTH OF THE
JCT OF SR 18 (SAN BERNARDINO CO) - DUE TO STORM DAMAGE - MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED
TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE

Update: Highway 18 is in fact OPEN!
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