Utah State Route 9 in Zion reopens after rockslide
A rockslide closed Utah State Route 9 through Zion National Park on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (Zion National Park)
Utah State Route 9 is closed through Zion National Park after a major rock fall, officials said Wednesday. (National Park Service)
Utah State Route 9 through Zion National Park reopened Saturday after a rockslide closed it earlier in the week.
The road, also known as Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, was closed Wednesday after two massive boulders — one that weighed 200 tons and another, 100 tons — fell off a mountainside.
Crews had to blast off part of a cliff to prevent more rocks from falling, the National Park Service said.
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