UPDATE: Today, large boulders that had fallen onto Old Foresthill Road near Mammoth Bar were blasted into small pieces for cleanup. The road remains closed while our Roads Division continues cleanup and repairs into next week. pic.twitter.com/BwL6u7j5dp
— Placer County (@PlacerCA) January 20, 2024
Dramatic video shows the clearing of a rockslide that had blocked a highway in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
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A contractor hired by Placer County on Friday used explosives to demolish the largest boulders that had fallen the previous day onto Old Foresthill Road near Mammoth Bar.
Auburn State Recreation Area says the road remains closed in the Mammoth Bar area for cleanup and stabilization of the hillside.