A rockslide and unstable rock face has forced the closure of the on-ramp to Provo Canyon from 800 North.
The canyon itself is open, but motorists can't enter onto U.S. 189 from 800 North and are directed to take a detour.
"We began to see rock — just right here at the mouth of the canyon — falling onto the roadway," said UDOT spokesman Geoff Dupaix. "Some as big as 2 to 3 feet in diameter." Crews noticed the pile of rocks on the road last Friday and immediately closed the entrance ramp. They then used a snowplow to clear the debris from the roadway.
"Rocks can fall at any time, and it's that unpredictable nature of things, those types of conditions, as to why we've got the road closed," Dupaix said.Above the slide, crews noticed a concerning, undercut section on the rock wall.
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