Two large boulders that blocked the Snowy Mountains Highway, connecting Canberra to the Far South Coast, on Brown Mountain have been blown up.
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A landslide has closed the highway at Brown Mountain. Picture: Facebook/Live Traffic NSW
Drill and blast company Rock Breaking Solutions posted videos of the boulders being blasted on Sunday afternoon.
Brown Mountain was closed after the landslide was reported around 4.30pm on Saturday afternoon.
At the time, Live Traffic NSW said heavy machinery would be required to remove the rocks.
The highway was reopened on Sunday afternoon.
The posts said the boulders were 30 tonnes and 80 tonnes, respectively.
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