Hwy 120 and Hwy 41 Closed Due To Road Damage 2/27

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Hwy 120 and Hwy 41 Closed Due To Road Damage 2/27

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Yosemite NP:
Vehicular Access to Yosemite Valley Remains Available Only via Highway 140 Access via Highways 120 and 41 closed due to road damage

Vehicular access to Yosemite Valley is currently available only via to Highway 140 (El Portal Road). The Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120) remains closed within the park between Crane Flat and Foresta due to storm damage. Highway 41 just south of the park entrance in Fish Camp, CA is closed, also due to recent storm damage.

The Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120), between Crane Flat and Foresta, is currently unsafe for vehicular traffic due to recent damage and soil erosion caused by winter storms. The road is closed 24 hours per day and there is no access to Yosemite Valley via Highway 120. Park staff are working with Federal Highways to assess road damage. The road will remain closed until at least Monday March 6, 2017. Eight miles of the Big Oak Flat Road are open and provide access to Hetch Hetchy, the Tuolumne Grove, the Merced Grove, and Crane Flat.

The Wawona Road (Highway 41) is currently open within Yosemite National Park. However, visitors traveling to the park from the south will not be able to access Yosemite National Park due to road damage on the highway in Fish Camp, just south of the park’s entrance. Caltrans is continuing to repair the damaged road. Please check with Caltrans for current road conditions. http://www.dot.ca.gov/

Highway 140 (El Portal Road) remains open and clear for all vehicular traffic and is currently the only access to Yosemite Valley and Wawona. Visitors traveling on this road are urged to drive slowly and be aware of rocks and debris on the road. We encourage visitors traveling to Yosemite Valley to take a bus into the park using the Yosemite Area Regional Transit System (YARTS). Please check with YARTS for the current schedule. www.yarts.com

For updated 24-hour road and weather conditions for Yosemite National Park, please call 209-372-0200 and press 1.
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Re: Hwy 120 and Hwy 41 Closed Due To Road Damage 2/27

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Was there on Friday and Saturday. I had thought the entrance might be crowded with only one road open, but there was no congestion. Still a lot of folks parking in one lane for the Horsetail Fall as sunset approaches, but otherwise the park is uncrowded and the snow and ice has made it very scenic.
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3/3 Update: Hwy 140 Only Access Road To Valley

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Yosemite NP:
Highway 140 remains only access to Yosemite Valley

Yosemite National Park is moving forward with repairs to the damaged Big Oak Flat Road (Highway 120 West) leading to Yosemite Valley. Severe storms have impacted the road and it continues to be unsafe for vehicular travel, and has been closed since late February. The Federal Highways Administration has selected a contractor to repair the road. Work is expected to begin next week.

Significant rain and snow this winter has saturated the soils, resulting in movement under the road bed. This soil movement has caused a large fissure to form in the roadway that has resulted in both lanes of traffic being unsafe for vehicles. Soils under the road continue to move, causing further damage. Over 100 feet of road, near the Big Meadow Overlook, has been impacted by this fissure. There is no estimated date for the road to reopen.

“We fully understand that this is a major impact to park visitors and businesses along the highway corridor,” stated Yosemite National Park Acting Superintendent Woody Smeck. “We are working as quickly as we can to get the road reopened safely.”

Visitors are still able to visit Yosemite National Park via the Big Oak Flat entrance. Crane Flat and the Merced and Tuolumne Groves of Giant Sequoias are accessible and open. The park has waived the entrance fee for visitors entering the park via Highway 120.

The Wawona Road (Highway 41) is currently open within Yosemite National Park. However, visitors traveling to the park from the south will not be able to access Yosemite National Park, on Highway 41, due to road damage on the highway in Fish Camp, just south of the park’s entrance. Caltrans is working on road repairs. Please check with Caltrans for current road conditions. http://www.dot.ca.gov/

Highway 140 (El Portal Road) remains open and clear for all vehicular traffic and is the only access to Yosemite Valley, the Yosemite Ski and Snowboard Area, and Wawona. Visitors traveling on this road are urged to drive slowly and be aware of rocks and debris on the road.

For updated 24-hour road and weather conditions for Yosemite National Park, please call 209-372-0200 and press 1.
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Hwy 41 Has Re-opened 3/12

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Mariposa County:
State Route 41 south of Yosemite National Park is now OPEN to one-way traffic control! Drive with caution through the area and pay attention to all flagging personnel.
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