Watch huge boulders tumble in Highway 168 rockslide. How it affects Shaver Lake access

While California Highway Patrol officers were stationed on the “four-lane” section of Highway 168 southwest of Shaver Lake Monday afternoon because of mud and water on the roadway, a major rockslide tumbled down the hillside and onto the highway, CHP spokesperson Mike Salas told The Fresno Bee.

Salas said no one was hurt by the rockslide, which happened about one mile east of another rockslide from a previous storm.

But the rockslide contributed to cutting off Shaver Lake, according to the visitors bureau. In a social media post about 3:30 p.m. the bureau said 168, Auberry Road and Old Tollhouse Road were all closed.

Earlier, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office was urging drivers to avoid the area of Tollhouse Road and Pittman Hill Road, near the community of Humphrey’s Station in the foothills northeast of Fresno, because of flooding across a nearby bridge making the road impassible for vehicles.

A Caltrans worker helps place traffic cones at the base of the 168 four-lane, the intersection of HWY 168 and Lodge Road after mudslides and rockfall created hazards Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 in Fresno.
A Caltrans worker helps place traffic cones at the base of the 168 four-lane, the intersection of HWY 168 and Lodge Road after mudslides and rockfall created hazards Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 in Fresno.

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