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Advertisement All lanes reopen on I-80 after mudslide shut down highway Eastbound lane of Interstate 80 reopened to cars following Friday mudslide Share Shares Copy Link Copy

All lanes of Interstate 80 have reopened after a mudslide kept both lanes of the highway closed since Friday morning. The mudslide happened just after 9:30 a.m. Friday on I-80 at Baxter, west of Blue Canyon, Caltrans said. Caltrans reopened an eastbound lane about 10:40 p.m. Friday to cars in a single file line. Truckers were able to go on the road in a single file about. Stay with KCRA for updates Update: I-80 eastbound 2 lanes open and traffic is bumper to bumper. Westbound I-80 could open by 1pm today due to the mudslide at Baxter.— Caltrans District 3 (@CaltransDist3) February 11, 2017 #I80 closed due to mudslide at Alta area. Detour through #GrassValley is very slow. Huge line of cars getting off at #Colfax to use detour. pic.twitter.com/krrR0Yo0OT— Placer Sheriff (@PlacerSheriff) February 11, 2017 There is no time estimate on when I80 will reopen following a mudslide. Still blocked in both directions at Baxter. pic.twitter.com/hesqicD64E— Tom Miller (@KCRAMiller) February 11, 2017