DENVER, Colorado: Mudslides from heavy rains caused"extreme damage” to a major interstate and left it blocked with piles of boulders and logs, Colorado transportation officials said on Sunday , as forecasters warned of more flash floods in the coming days across the Rocky Mountain and Great Basin regions.
The torrent of rocks that came tumbling down the canyon's steep walls smashed apart sections of the concrete roadway and sheared off a long section of steel guardrail, photos provided by state officials showed. An approximately 74-kilometre stretch of the interstate was closed. Transportation officials advised long-distance truckers to detour north onto Interstate 80 through Wyoming.
“When we know exactly what the damage is, then we’ll have a better idea" on when it could reopen, said Colorado Department of Transportation spokesperson Tamara Rollison.“It's not just clearing the debris. There's also the damage," she said. “Our engineering staff have never seen anything like this before.”
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