Major road to Death Valley park reopens

DEATH VALLEY — A major road for entrance to Death Valley National Park has been reopened after repairs from summer flooding.

California Route 190 over Towne Pass is open to all vehicles after a two-month closure. The stretch of highway originally closed in September after heavy rains caused flash floods and debris flows that washed out sections of the pavement.

While that route is fully open, other roads managed by Death Valley National Park remain closed because of damage from late summer storms.

For more information on road closures within the park, visit www. nps.gov/deva/index.

Other roads to access the massive park were reopened within the past week.

Several major floods damaged a majority of roads in and to the park from early summer through early September.

For the latest on highway conditions, visit the Caltrans Quickmap, at quickmap.dot.ca.gov, download the app to your smartphone or call the Road Condition Hotline at 1-800427-ROAD (7623).

NPS A damaged section of California Route 190 between Panamint Valley and Towne Pass is seen on Sept. 11. The road was reopened this week.