Emergency work begins to clear landslide blocking I-5 near Bellingham

For now, drivers have to detour off the interstate and onto Samish Highway, which is frequently used by mountain bikers and local residents.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. — A massive landslide that sent thousands of cubic yards of boulders and debris cascading onto Interstate 5 south of Bellingham

has closed the vital transportation corridor indefinitely, snarling traffic on local roads and raising safety concerns as freight trucks navigate residential areas.

The Thursday night slide carved out a debris field more than 200 feet wide and dumped an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 cubic yards of material — including boulders as large as city buses — down a

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