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Large rock slide in Colorado closes both directions of Highway 40

June 29, 2024 / 3:27 PM MDT / CBS Colorado

The Grand County Sheriff's Office says a rock slide has closed both directions of Highway 40 on Saturday.

Around 1:46 p.m., the sheriff's office posted a message on Facebook that both directions of Highway 40 were closed at Mile Post 208, west of Windy Gap for a large rock slide and advised drivers to use alternate route County Road 57.

⚠️ UPDATE June 29, 2024 at 3 p.m.: Colorado Department of Transportation has arrived on scene and is working to clear...
Posted by Grand County Sheriff's Office - Colorado on Saturday, June 29, 2024

Around 3:05 p.m., the Colorado Department of Transportation also posted a message saying that US40 eastbound and westbound is closed to rocks on the road at County Road 57.

#US40 eastbound/westbound: Road closed due to rocks on the road at County Road 57. https://t.co/Od96p5dgV0
— Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) (@ColoradoDOT) June 29, 2024

Kasey Richardson

Kasey Richardson is a digital media producer in the CBS Colorado newsroom. He writes and edits articles on a variety of topics, but they are usually breaking news, weather, sports and developing stories.