Little Cottonwood Canyon Holding Traffic For Avalanche Work
Jan 13, 2020, 5:08 AM | Updated: 5:38 am
LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah – Avalanche control work is underway in Little Cottonwood Canyon Monday morning on SR 210.
The work is coming after an avalanche slide closed Little Cottonwood Canyon Sunday morning and sent a car off the road.
#RoadUpdate: We’re up and at ‘em in #LCC #SR210 and getting ready for the next storm (sorry about the extra shoveling if that was your car). Also, please remember that #LCC will be closed for avalanche work at 5:30am, stay tuned for updates. pic.twitter.com/IC7dG4Dkyd
— UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) January 13, 2020
Crews were up early Monday morning, with a notice the canyon would be closed at 5:30 a.m.
An update to the UDOT twitter account said UPD would be holding traffic intermittently between mile posts 7 – 10.5 during the closure. It will not be a full canyon closure, and the mouth will still be open, according to the twitter account.
SR 210 is closed to uphill traffic for control work at 5:30 a.m. UPD is holding traffic at the mouth. The estimated opening is 8 a.m.
🚨#RoadClosure Alert: #LCCroad #SR210 is closed to uphill traffic for @UDOTavy control work. @UPDSL is holding traffic at the mouth. Estimated opening is 8:00am. 🚨 Be safe out there! @CanyonAlerts @UDOTTRAFFIC pic.twitter.com/6Qy3JZOodX
— UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) January 13, 2020
We’ll update this story as more information becomes available.
