Mudslide in Edmonds closes Olympic View Drive

Published 1:30 am Thursday, November 24, 2016

EDMONDS — A mudslide that hit Olympic View Drive on Thursday afternoon was expected to keep the road closed for a couple of days, Edmonds police said.

The slide came down just after 12:30 p.m., police Sgt. Bob Barker said. No injuries were reported.

Public works crews shut down Olympic View Drive in the immediate area of the slide. The road is open to local access only between Talbot Road and 190th Place SW.

Authorities are asking drivers to avoid the area if possible.