Seasonal road openings delayed as UDOT works to clear record-breaking snowpack
UDOT crews have been busy working to clear seasonal routes but, because of all the snow still up in the mountains, only about half of the roads are reopened.
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UDOT crews have been busy working to clear seasonal routes but, because of all the snow still up in the mountains, only about half of the roads are reopened.
On Thursday morning, The Utah department of Transportation opened the high-mountain passes for the summer season, after clearing snowpack and ensuring safe road conditions.
It was a long winter and even though snow has long been melted in the valleys of Utah, crews are still working to clear seasonal roads for the warmer months.
More of Utah's popular recreational roads are becoming available as the state's remaining snow continues to melt.
The temperatures may feel like summer, but it still looks like winter in the higher elevations of Utah, including the popular Guardsman Pass road in the Wasatch Mountains.