Yosemite's Highway 140 entrance back open after rockslide repair work
MARIPOSA COUNTY – Authorities say Highway 140 is back open after a nine-day closure following a large rockslide.
On Tuesday, Caltrans District 10 announced that crews are making good progress on clearing the rocks and repairing the road. Teichert Construction, a contractor helping Caltrans with the work, actually finished removing the debris on Monday, Caltrans said.
One-way traffic control was expected to be implemented by Wednesday, Caltrans said. Caltrans had been warning that the closure could last for weeks. In the meantime, Caltrans said a full closure of Highway 140 remained in place from Briceburg to Yosemite Cedar Lodge.
Early Thursday morning, California Highway Patrol announced that Highway 140 was now back open in both directions.
The closure has cut off one of Yosemite National Park's entrances. Yosemite visitors are being told to use either Highway 41 or Highway 120.
