Avalanche closes Mt. Rose Highway in both directions
Submitted by paula on Tue, 02/21/2017 - 12:02am
An avalanche Monday night has closed SR-437 in both directions at the summit. There is approximately 20 feet of snow covering the road.
The Nevada Highway Patrol and Nevada Department of Transportation are both responding to the avalanche and will begin clearing operations.
There is no estimated time of reopening at this hour and no other information is available.
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