The historical storm dumped record rain onto the park in August, causing flooding and road damage. Now it's ready for visitors.
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In some locations flash floods washed mud, rocks and other debris over roads. The 25 MPH speed limit sign is buried in a debris flow in the Wildrose area.State Route 190, which provides access to the park’s eastern and western entrances, has undergone enough repairs to reopen at 6 a.m. on Sunday, but Caltrans is warning of significant delays. There will be multiple places allowing for just one lane of traffic as construction to restore the road continues.
“As soon as they get off the boardwalk, they're going to discover how thick and sticky and muddy that mud is really quickly, and their footprints are going to stay there for a long time. And everybody is going to see those for a really long time,” Andler said.Though State Route 190 will be open all throughout the park, there are still many roads that drivers cannot safely access.
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