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PROVO CANYON — Provo Canyon has reopened after an overnight mudslide closed the roadway in both directions just east of the Sundance turnoff.
At 11:50 a.m. the Utah Department of Transportation announced that all lanes were open on US-189.
The mudslide occurred around 1:15 a.m. and covered both north and southbound lanes of US-189, according to Utah Highway Patrol. The mudslide occurred about 1 mile from state Route 92— the turnoff road to Sundance Mountain Resort.
The slide resulted in mud and debris about 3 feet deep across both lanes and also destroyed about 100 feet of guardrail on the southbound side of the roadway, Utah Highway Patrol said.
Utah Department of Transportation officials arrived at the scene just after 2 a.m. with heavy equipment for the cleanup.
The rock and mud had covered both lanes, and torn off about 100 feet of guardrail that needed to be replaced before the road could be reopened.
Provo Canyon update: All lanes on US-189 are open following closure today due to mudslide. — UDOT Region Three (@UDOTRegion3) February 11, 2017
**Contributor:** Freeman Stevenson
