El Portal Ca. CHP LIVE CAD is reporting a Mud and Rock Slide near the town of El Portal. There is a Hard Road Closure in effect as of this post. 7:50pm. Use another route if at all possible around this incident. We will try to bring you updates as they become available. We at The Pine Tree wish to send prayers for all effected by this incident.
Update 8:57pm : Latest we could find out is no one was injured.
Per CalTrans Web Site:
This highway information is the latest reported as of Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at 19:58 .
SR 140
[IN THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AREA]
IS CLOSED AT THE YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK BOUNDARY (MARIPOSA CO) – DUE TO A
MUDSLIDE – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE
Incident: 00722 Type: Provide Traffic Control Location: Sr140 / El Portal Rd Loc Desc: JEO AT GAS STATION Lat/Lon: 37.673031 -119.785459
Detail Information
6:28 PM 9 [17] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 D-10 TMC TAMMY WILL 1021 YOU W/ETA
6:26 PM 8 [16] 63-S2 HAVE CT RESP FOR HARD CLOSURE AT YOSEMITE VIEW LODGE 140 JWO OF PARK SIGN
6:23 PM 7 [15] 1039 YNP ADVD HAVE FIRE TK IN AREA WILL CHECK
6:21 PM 6 [14] FAMILIES ARE OCCUPYING THE CARS
6:21 PM 5 [13] PER S2 SOME HIKERS WENT UP TO THE SLIDE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL VEHS TRAPPED IN SLIDE
6:10 PM 4 [11] 1039 ENTAC
6:05 PM 3 [8] 63-S2 140 IS CLOSED INTO THE PARK
6:05 PM 2 [7] 63-S2 PARK ENTRANCE CLOSED DUE TO FLOOD
5:08 PM 1 [1] YNP REQ ASSISTANCE W/ RD CLOSURE FOR MUDSLIDE
Mud Rock Slide El Portal California – Update added by Charles Dudley Jr. on
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