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Donner Pass Road is Open - 8/23/2024

Donner Pass Road is open. Motorists should be aware that Herback General Engineering will be striping the road, starting Friday, August 25, through Sunday, August 27, nightly from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. with traffic controls including 20-minute delays. The reo...

Donner Pass Road Rock Fall Update: Road Anticipated to Open Labor Day Weekend Update 4 - 7/25/2023

A portion of Donner Pass Road (Old Highway 40, about one mile west of Donner Lake) is anticipated to open Labor Day Weekend; however, it remains closed to traffic due to a potentially unsafe rock fall.? For public safety, the rockfall area is closed to al...

Donner Pass Road Rock Fall Update 3 - 7/03/2023

A portion of Donner Pass Road (Old HWY 40, approximately one mile west of Donner Lake) remains closed through the end of July 2023 to traffic, including recreational activities, due to a potentially unsafe rock fall.

Following a 40-ton rock mass that fell ...

Donner Pass Road Rock Fall Update 2 - 6/21/2023

Donner Pass Road remains closed to through traffic just west of Donner Lake due to existing and potential unsafe rock fall on the roadway and is anticipated to extend into July. For the public's safety, the rockfall area is closed to all activiti...

Donner Pass Road Rock Fall Update 1 - 6/12/2023

The hard road closure on Old 40 remains; staff is assessing precarious rocks, which may result in subsequent rock fall on the roadway. 

Today, staff opened the gates and added concrete guardrails to close off the affected area (see photos); ??????...