Highway 154 was shut down above Santa Barbara on Tuesday night after a mud and rock slide covered the roadway.

The incident occurred at about 9:20 p.m. near San Antonio Creek Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The slide was covering both lanes of the roadway, and a Caltrans crew with heavy equipment was called in to clean up the mess.

Highway 154 was shut down at Cathedral Oaks Road/Highway 192 as well as west of the slide.

The roadway was reopened at about 10:50 p.m., the CHP said.

Caltrans closed one lane of the highway near San Antonio Creek Road on Wednesday morning while crews cleaned up the mudslide, spokesman Jim Shivers said. The closure was expected to last until noon. 

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