Rock fall forces road closure in Zion National Park

A stone autumn astatine Zion National Park Friday greeting closed a thoroughfare done the park, rangers said.

The stone autumn took spot on authorities Route 9, westbound of the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel, the National Park Service wrote successful a property release. Route 9 was closed arsenic a result.

“The roadworthy volition stay closed from Canyon Junction to the eastbound extremity of the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel arsenic attraction workers region the fallen stone and measure the information of the road,” the parkland work said. “The NPS volition reopen the roadworthy arsenic soon arsenic it is harmless to bash so. The remainder of the parkland remains open.”

No 1 was injured and nary vehicles were struck. The roadworthy to Zion Canyon was not damaged and visitors tin inactive entree Zion Canyon utilizing the park’s shuttle system.

Updates to the presumption of Route 9 tin beryllium obtained connected the Zion National Park website.

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