It's been months since the massive Caldor Fire swept over Echo Summit on its march into the Tahoe Basin, but the impact of the wall of flames still lingers on the rocky slopes nearby.
“We lost all the vegetation above here,” said Bill Netto, Caltrans Acting Maintenance Superintendent. “We have rock slides but nothing like what we had here last night or earlier almost in the same spot.”
Then hours after the slide was cleared and the roadway reopened, another boulder tumbled down the slope, slamming into a Toyota Tacoma. While the vehicle suffered major damage, no injuries were reported.“Another large boulder came down onto US-50, same location. No injuries,” CHP South Lake Tahoe posted. “While on scene, ANOTHER huge boulder came down without incident. Be vigilant when traveling through the burn areas. Very unstable hillsides.
On Friday, crews used dynamite charges to rip into Thursday night’s massive rockslide and begin the hours long process of clearing the mounds of debris from the roadway. Exclusive look #2👀Drilling operations continue despite frigid temperatures.🥶 Drilling operations longer than expected due to the massive size of the boulder on US-50 @ Echo Summit in
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