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Rock slide closed Colorado's Red Mountain Pass for 8 hours

A rock slide early Wednesday morning forced the closure of US 550, Red Mountain Pass, two miles south of Ouray. The route from Silverton and Ouray was closed for eight hours.  

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Crews began to clean up the debris at first light on Wednesday. Crews used heavy equipment to blast boulders on Highway 550.

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The road reopened at 11:30 a.m.   

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No one was hurt in the rockfall.

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