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Colorado highway reopens after mudslide

Traffic was diverted after 300 feet of mudslide across Colorado Highway 82 near Carbondale.

Credit: Carbondale Fire District

GARFIELD COUNTY, Colo. — A mudslide forced Colorado Highway 82 in Garfield County to close Sunday morning.

Carbondale Fire District said about 300 feet of mud slid onto the highway due to a broken irrigation line at mile marker 14 east of Carbondale.

The highway reopened Sunday afternoon.

TRAFFIC ALERT There is about 300 feet of mud across Highway 82 around mm 14 (Catherine Store) due to a broken irrigation line. Both lanes are closed and traffic is diverted to County Road 100 through Carbondale. Unknown time for reopening. pic.twitter.com/75TcAkxWN5
— Carbondale Fire District (@Carbondalefire) May 19, 2024

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