Colo. Rock Slide Closes I-70 Indefinitely - CBS News
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A rock slide that punched gaping holes in a bridge and left huge boulders on Interstate 70, forcing a 17-mile stretch of the western Colorado highway to be closed indefinitely, has prompted the governor to declare a disaster emergency Monday.
About 20 boulders tumbled onto I-70 in Glenwood Canyon at about midnight Sunday. No injuries or damage to vehicles were reported, but the slide left holes as large as 10 feet by 20 feet in a bridge-like elevated section of roadway.
About 20 boulders, ranging from three to ten feet long, were scattered on the highway, with the largest weighing 66 tons, officials said.
All lanes were closed from Glenwood Springs east to the town of Dotsero.
I-70 is a vital east-west link in Colorado. The state's Department of Transportation has no estimate of when it will reopen.
Up to 25,000 vehicles a day travel that section of the major east-west artery, department spokeswoman Stacey Stegman said.
Because of the rugged terrain, the shortest detour is more than 200 miles.
About 20 boulders tumbled onto I-70 in Glenwood Canyon at about midnight Sunday. No injuries or damage to vehicles were reported, but the slide left holes as large as 10 feet by 20 feet in a bridge-like elevated section of roadway.
About 20 boulders, ranging from three to ten feet long, were scattered on the highway, with the largest weighing 66 tons, officials said.
All lanes were closed from Glenwood Springs east to the town of Dotsero.
I-70 is a vital east-west link in Colorado. The state's Department of Transportation has no estimate of when it will reopen.
Up to 25,000 vehicles a day travel that section of the major east-west artery, department spokeswoman Stacey Stegman said.
Because of the rugged terrain, the shortest detour is more than 200 miles.
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