Vehicle slides off SR-190 in Big Cottonwood Canyon

A vehicle slid off the road during the evening commute out of Big Cottonwood Canyon on Monday. Photo: UDOT

BIG COTTONWOOD CANYON, Utah — The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) reported a vehicle slide-off near mile marker 4 of SR 190 above Storm Mountain in Big Cottonwood Canyon on Monday evening.

UDOT reported that the slide-off was cleared around 7:3o p.m. The status of those in the vehicle has not been made public.

Another slide-off occurred on Tuesday morning, and the roads were clear about 20 minutes later.

⚠️ #CrashAlert ⚠️ 👋 Attention #SR190 travelers – There is a slide off above Ledgemere (MP 3). @UPDSL & @utahdot road ops will be temporarily blocking both lanes of traffic to clear the vehicle. Estimated clearance time is 20 minutes. @UDOTTRAFFIC @BrightonResort @SolitudeMTN pic.twitter.com/ybCWpjS1VC

— UDOT Cottonwood Canyons (@UDOTcottonwoods) February 22, 2022