Yosemite Will Reopen Road Damaged By Rockslide On Sunday

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"UPDATE: El Portal Road has reopened as of 7 pm on Saturday, June 17! Work was completed earlier than expected."- Yosemite National Park Officials

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Officials at Yosemite National Park say they will reopen on Sunday morning a road that was damaged in a rockslide.Park ranger Scott Gediman says more than 100 dump trucks have hauled off rock and debris ever since the rockslide the size of a two-story house came crashing down on Monday.The 4,000-ton (3,600-metric ton) rockslide blocked one of three popular routes into Yosemite, creating a commuting headache for hundreds of park employees and thousands of tourists who were forced to take detours.El Portal Road will reopen at 6 a.m.

Gediman says a 100-foot stretch of the road will be gravel, so motorists will have to slow down and not stop there.

The damaged road and a stone wall destroyed in the rockslide will be repaired later.

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