DENVER — The eastbound lanes on Interstate 70 in De Beque Canyon are back open between U.S. 6 and the Grand Mesa exit after a rockslide, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said Saturday night.
There was also a westbound road closure between U.S. 6 and the James M. Robb Colorado River State Park exit due to rock removal procedures, CDOT said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The rockslide happened east of Mile Point 43 on Friday, Aug. 18 at 9:45 p.m., CDOT said. That's about 9.5 driving miles north of Palisade.
CDOT said crews broke up the boulder using drilling equipment and other techniques. They used a rock breaker to reduce the size of large rocks along the shoulder. Crews also repaired the roadway before reopening it.
The department said no vehicles were damaged during the slide.
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