Repairs to the portion of Highway 38 in the San Bernardino Mountains wiped out by an intense storm should begin soon, although there is no timetable for the key link to and from Big Bear to reopen, Caltrans said Monday, Sept. 22.

Meanwhile, roads covered by mud in Oak Glen were expected to reopen this week.

A debris flow from Thursday night’s storm took out a portion of Highway 38 west of Jenks Lake. Caltrans has already agreed to an emergency contract with a construction company, spokesman Eric Dionne said.

On the south, the Highway 38 closure has been changed to Angelus Oaks from Forest Falls. The road remains shut down at Lake Williams Drive to the north.

Monica Moncada, who operates The Oaks restaurant in Angelus Oaks, is hopeful that the restaurant can stay open.

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