Tuesday’s work in the canyon
Chelsea Self / Post Independent |
Crews on the ground hooked up cables and a tank to the helicopter as part of the rockfall netting operations.
Chelsea Self / Post Independent |
Construction crews took advantage of the road closure through Glenwood Canyon Tuesday to continue patching holes in the east and westbound decks that were damaged in last month's rockslide. I-70 through the canyon was reopened Wednesday afternoon to one lane in each direction on the east and westbound sides.
Chelsea Self / Post Independent |
Chelsea Self |
I-70 through Glenwood Canyon was closed from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday for helicopter operations. The helicopter helped install rockfall netting high on the slope where the original rockfall occurred last month. Construction crews took advantage of the road closures to continue repairs on both the east and westbound decks where large boulders left numerous holes.
Chelsea Self / Post Independent |
The helicopter took the rockfall barier netting to the mitigation crews waiting high on the slope where the original rockfall occured last month.
Chelsea Self / Post Independent |
While drivers Tuesday either waited to drive through Glenwood Canyon on Interstate 70 or took long detours once again, work crews assisted by a helicopter continued work to make road surface repairs and install new rockfall netting. Head-to-head traffic in the eastbound lanes resumed Tuesday afternoon.
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