Caltrans has shut the two-lane highway between Briceburg and the Yosemite Cedar Lodge near El Portal. (Photo: Caltrans) Originally Published: March 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM PDT.

After several recent rains, a main highway into Yosemite National Park is closed indefinitely due to a rockslide, state officials said. About a two-mile stretch of Route 140 between Briceburg and ...

After several recent rains, a main highway into Yosemite National Park is closed indefinitely due to a rockslide, state officials said. About a two-mile stretch of Route 140 between Briceburg and ...

The SR-140 closure is located between Midpines and El Portal. As of Wednesday, the road was closed 6.5 miles east to 11 miles east of Briceburg, according to California's Department of Transportation.

The debris slide occurred sometime Monday night, according to Caltrans, and forced the agency to close about 2 miles of the highway between the small communities of Briceburg and El Portal.

A stand-alone power system in Briceburg, California, with a solar photovoltaic array, battery energy storage system and backup propane generators. (Photo courtesy of BoxPower) ...

The Briceburg remote grid has been a testament to resilience, maintaining superior power reliability with almost no downtime for the five customers it has served since June 2021.

The Briceburg system’s operation during extreme weather events exemplifies its unmatched resilience. It remained operational without issues during a historic winter storm in December 2021 and ...

The Briceburg Fire in 2019 . Situated amid the rugged landscapes of Briceburg, California, residents have long contended with the risks associated with natural disasters, which routinely challenge the ...

PG&E’s first remote system was up and running in June 2021 in Briceburg, a rugged area on the road from Mariposa to Yosemite Valley. About 1.4 miles of distribution line had been destroyed there ...

When a wildfire tore through Briceburg nearly two years ago, the tiny community on the edge of Yosemite National Park lost the only power line connecting it to the electrical grid.

Change powerful in California. Heat, drought, wildfires forcing utility to rethink its grid. July 4, 2021 at 2:11 a.m. by DAISY NGUYEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ...