NDOT Starts Removing Boulder From U.S. 50 Near Glenbrook

The Nevada Department of Transportation started removing a boulder that fell onto U.S. Highway 50 near Lake Tahoe over the weekend.

NDOT representatives say the agency contracted a hydraulic hammer to break apart the boulder into segments which could be safely removed by truck.    

The boulder is expected to be fully removed by the end of the day, but sections of roadway damaged by the rockfall will need to be repaved. 

Through the end of the week the roadway in the Glenbrook area will remain open in both directions, but lanes will be reduced and minor travel delays are to be expected as the roadway is repaved.

    

The boulder rolled onto the highway Saturday night, however no one was hurt. It’s estimated to be nine feet wide by six feet high.