Long Closure For Rolled Semi, Spilled Load Of Lumber
HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) -- A semi hauling lumber overturned on U.S. Highway 40 Wednesday afternoon, spilling its trailer full of fresh lumber and closing the highway down for travelers between Parshall and Hot Sulphur Springs.
Grand County's Office of Emergency Management sent out a Twitter message just before 5 p.m. about the accident. The message advised travelers that the highway was shut down in both directions and an alternate route, Parshall Divide Road, was also closed.
Byers Canyon HWY 40 Closure UPDATE
— Grand County Office of Emergency Management (@GrandCountyOEM) June 13, 2019
HWY 40 CLOSED in both diretions
Dillion Wrecker on Scene with two heavy recovery wreckers and two roll offs working to remove truck and debris. pic.twitter.com/wPxcllmsoo
By 8 p.m., after the semi was up-righted, officials announced they would alternately open and close the highway for 30 minutes at a time, and alternate directions of travel past the scene. The majority of the remaining clean-up work would be accomplished during the half-hour of full closure.
Progress is being made! Thank you for your patience! https://t.co/zauR2oEKTx pic.twitter.com/7BROzc1Sc4
— CSP Craig (@CSP_Craig) June 13, 2019
No information was provided about possible injuries to the truck's driver, or about an estimated time of completed clean-up.