Highway 99 East tunnel reopens in Oregon City after rock slide closure

PORTLAND, Ore. — Highway 99 East tunnel is reopened in Oregon City after a rock slide prompted a full closure Tuesday morning.

Around 11:15 a.m., Oregon Department of Transportation said the highway was fully reopened.

The rock slide occurred just south of the tunnel, not the north side as previously reported, around 9 a.m., ODOT said. A photo of the slide showed a small pile of large rocks in the northbound lane nearest to the cliff wall…

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