The Smith River Complex of wildland fires is barely smoldering, but emergency road repairs to Highway 199 in California continue to delay traffic, sometimes for hours.

The California Department of Transportation is advising motorists to avoid the highway, which is the main route from the Rogue Valley to coastal areas near Crescent City, California, and Brookings.

The fires were started by lightning on Aug. 18 and burned 94,619 acres, about 148 square miles, according to Inciweb, a government fire information website. Following firefighting efforts and sometimes-heavy rain, the fires are now considered 95% contained, with more rain predicted over the weekend.

“Periods of moderate to heavy rain will continue to extinguish any remaining portions of the interior heat within the perimeter of the fires,” according to the report. “Weather conditions have met the criteria for a ‘season ending event.’ Little to no fire activity can be expected for the duration of the incident.”

Rain is expected Friday through early next week. The report stated “minimal smoldering” was taking place.

No one answered the phone at the number listed for official fire information for the complex. An update published Monday by the management team directing firefighting efforts stated that the update would be the last produced unless something significant happens.

As of Thursday, 356 firefighters remained assigned to the fire, according to Inciweb.

At least a dozen fires made up the complex, which at one point caused the evacuation of Gasquet and closed the highway to all but emergency traffic for days. Fire also burned into Oregon and threatened homes in the O’Brien area.

The flames damaged power transmission lines, leading to power outages for as long as five days across Northern California’s Del Norte County and in Crescent City. Truck-sized generators eventually arrived to power substations, until transmission lines were repaired and deemed safe to use.

Emergency work along the highway has included hazardous tree removal, guardrail repair and slope stabilization. As of Thursday, here’s what Caltrans was advising:

• Highway 199 is closed at times for emergency repairs from three miles south of the Oregon-California border to three miles south of Patrick Creek, a distance of about 14 miles.

• The highway is closed in that stretch on weekdays 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.

• The highway is open to one-way controlled traffic at various locations in that stretch at other times, but expect delays up to an hour.

For updates, go to roads.dot.ca.gov or call 800-427-7623.