Alaska Highway north of Haines Junction reopened following mudslide

A landslide covered areas of the Alaska Highway north of Haines Junction on Monday afternoon, shutting down part of the highway but as of Tuesday one lane had reopened.

According to an email from RCMP, the mudslide happened around 2:30 p.m. PT near the Slims River area of the highway, about an hour after Yukon's Department of Highways and Public Works went to the area due to a road wash.

Haines Junction RCMP were called to the scene to help close the highway and divert motorists after the landslide.

According to the Yukon highways 511 website, the Alaska Highway between Haines Junction and Destruction Bay kilometre 1,637 to 1,647 was closed because it was impassable.

As of Tuesday morning, the site said a single lane of traffic was now open.

Crews were still working to fully clear the site, which was causing delays. Flaggers and pilot cars were guiding traffic through the area.

CBC asked Yukon's Department of Highways and Public Works for an update, but did not receive a response on Monday, which was a statutory holiday in the territory.