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Caltrans May Build Yosemite Rock Slide Bypass

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Apr 23, 2008 9:15 pm US/Pacific

Caltrans May Build Yosemite Rock Slide Bypass

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK (AP) ―

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The California Department of Transportation is proposing to build two temporary bridges to bypass a rockslide blocking one of the main routes into Yosemite National Park.

The bridges would allow tour buses and other 45-foot vehicles to once again use Highway 140 to access the park. A stretch of the highway has been blocked since the Ferguson rock slide buried it in rubble two years ago.

Caltrans built two emergency bridges in 2006 to skirt the rockslide, but those only accommodate vehicles 28 feet or shorter. The new bridges would be in place until a permanent restoration is completed.

Officials say they could close the Merced River for brief periods during construction.