Monitor Pass opens with almost 20 feet of snow still along roadway

Caltrans crews have been working on seasonally closed mountain highway to get them open for spring and summer travelers.

Monitor Pass/State Route 89 opened Monday afternoon, while District 10 maintenance crews continue to clear Sonora Pass/SR-108 and Ebbetts Pass/SR-4. Yosemite National Park handles the clearing of Tioga Pass/SR-120.

After the wettest winter in over 100 years there are still some areas of upper passes with 20 feet of snow.

"While the snow may be melting, any roadway repairs, damaged culverts and downed trees must all be fixed prior to the opening of the mountain passes in District 10," was posted on Caltrans Twitter page.