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.
Crews began to clean up the debris at first light on Wednesday. Crews used heavy equipment to blast boulders on Highway 550.
The road reopened at 11:30 a.m.
No one was hurt in the rockfall.
