Updated 4:56pm:

Kingsbury Grade will remain closed indefinitely between Daggett Summit and Foothill Road.

The highway was expected to be closed temporarily on Friday as NDOT and contractor Q&D Construction removed loose trees and earth from a roadside slope to help reduce rock and mud fall onto the highway.

What they found is the slope had slid approximately 1 foot within the past 24 hours, posing the threat of bringing mud, rock and debris across the highway.

While that slope was repaired, additional boulders approximately 4 feet in diameter began falling from other areas onto the highway.

Residential and commercial access on the Tahoe side of Kingsbury Grade remains available via Highway 50.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report