Cal Fire: Sonoma County fires will be contained by Wednesday

Oct 23, 2017

(PD) - As firefighters anticipate full containment of the deadly Sonoma County wildfires by Wednesday, an evacuation order was lifted in eastern portions of the Sonoma Valley and more residents were allowed to visit burned areas Saturday.

Sonoma County officials opened damaged areas of Bennett Valley, Kenwood and Glen Ellen for limited visits by residents with a valid ID on Saturday and today.

Mark West Springs Road, from Santa Rosa to Calistoga, and Old Redwood Highway through Larkfield, remained closed as crews continued to replace downed power lines and torched utility poles, CHP spokesman Jon Sloat said.

Highway 12 was opened Friday evening, allowing traffic to flow directly from Santa Rosa to Sonoma for the first time in nearly two weeks.

In Santa Rosa, however, some roads remained restricted. The Hopper Avenue exit on Highway 101 southbound and the Mendocino Avenue/Old Redwood Highway exit on Highway 101 northbound remain closed through the weekend, Sloat said.


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