Vantage Road SW closed due to rockslides

May 16-QUINCY - Vantage Road Southwest, west of Silica Road above the Columbia River, is closed due to unstable rock faces and danger of rockslides, according to a statement from the Grant County Sheriff's Office.

The road closed Friday night about 9 p.m. due to a rock slide, according to the GCSO. One lane reopened about two hours later but was closed again at 11:40 a.m. Saturday. Anybody who is in the Frenchman Coulee Recreation Center is being contacted and asked to evacuate the area.

The road will be closed until further notice, according to a GCSO release.

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This story was originally published May 16, 2026 at 11:58 PM.