Rock Slide Closes Highway 6 In Clear Creek Canyon
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- A portion of Highway 6 in Clear Creek Canyon was closed on Thursday night after a rock slide and wasn't expected to reopen until Friday morning. The slide happened at mile marker 267 after a vehicle crashed into the rocks.
The rock slides were determined to be on the highway from mile marker 257 to mile marker 267. The slide happened about 8:30 p.m.
The Colorado Department of Transportation tweeted a picture of the rock slide, which contained several large boulders. CDOT stated that the highway was likely going to be closed through the night while crews worked to remove the rocks.
The highway was closed eastbound between US 40 and CO 58/CO 93 and westbound between CO 58/CO 93 and US 40.
There are minor injuries to those who were in the vehicle.
