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Officials: Glacier NP road could stay closed until Thursday

Posted: Jul 18, 2012 11:31 AM by Mark Thorsell - MTN News
Updated: Jul 18, 2012 12:48 PM

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WEST GLACIER- Glacier National Park officials say that the famed Going to the Sun Road may remain closed into Thursday as crews work to clear several mudslides that were triggered by a strong Wednesday afternoon storm.

Park spokeswoman Denise Germann says Going to the Sun Road is still shutdown on the west side of the park between Avalanche Creek and Logan Pass and it may take until Thursday to clean up the mess. She says there are about a dozen slide locations between the Loop and Triple Arches and that almost 150 vehicles were in the area when the slides happened.

(photo courtesy National Weather Service Missoula office)

One vehicle that was hit needed to be towed away from the scene with Germann saying the occupants of that vehicle suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.

Click here to find out the latest on Going to the Sun Road. Visitors can still access Logan Pass by entering from the east side of the park at St. Mary.

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