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Caltrans: Part of Highway 49 closed due to mudslides

Part of Highway 49 closed due to mudslides
Part of Highway 49 closed due to mudslides 00:21

AUBURN — Part of Highway 49 is closed due to early morning mudslides.

The California Highway Patrol says the highway was closed at around 5 a.m. from Boreland Avenue in Auburn to Highway 193 Junction at North Fork American River Bridge for unstable rocks at the top of a slide.

Caltrans is advising motorists to use alternative routes.

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