VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) —Workers are continuing to clear a mudslide in Tennessee, where transportation officials say part of Interstate 24 may be closed until March 15 or longer.

Mud, rocks and trees slid down a hillside Saturday north of Nashville, blocking eastbound traffic leading into the city.

Assistant Chief Engineer of Operations Will Reid of the state Transportation Department told The Tennessean repairs will involve building three-fourths of a mile to a mile of interstate within two weeks, a task that normally would take months. The cost could reach $1 million or more.

Reid said it will take about 5,000 dump truck loads to clear all the debris. By Wednesday, 96 loads had been moved.

Transportation Department Chief Engineer Paul Degges said a record-breaking volume of rainfall during the past month was a significant factor in the slide.