El Portal reopens, Yosemite Valley power restored

Sunday, August 26, 2018
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Some good news for people traveling inside of Yosemite National Park.

Highway 140, also known as El Portal Road is back open.
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Crews had the road closed since Friday as they replaced high voltage power lines that service Yosemite Valley.

Those powerlines were burned and damaged during the Ferguson Fire.
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