Utah Highway Patrol troopers have closed a 3-mile section of U.S. 89 in Utah County that was flooded Friday evening with mud and large debris.
The closure is between Birdseye and Thistle, a ghost town that was destroyed by a mudslide in 1983. UHP tweeted that the roadway is covered with rocks and mud more than 2 feet high, and water was still flowing.
Flash flood and large debris/mud field on US 89 from MM 309 to MM 306. Roadway is closed in both directions with over 2 feet of rock and mud covering it in spots.