Mudslide closes road through Spanish Fork Canyon

SPANISH FORK CANYON — Cleaning up a mudslide that has shut down U.S. 6 in Spanish Fork Canyon is going to be a lengthy project, officials said. "It could be midnight, 9 p.m. I don't know," said Adan Carillo, spokesman for the Utah Department of Transportation. "But ...it's more of a long-term closure and they'll work until it's back open." Heavy rain in the southeast part of the state pushed construction area dirt and concrete barriers onto the road near mile marker 217 and the Scofield turnoff, shutting down both lanes and preventing travel to southern Utah. Most of the mud and barriers have been moved, but the heavy rain is the problem now, Carillo said. "It's still raining so bad," he said. "They're having some challenges in controlling all that water flow that's coming down." He said crews are dealing with several... [read full story]