GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo.—A heavily traveled tunnel on eastbound Interstate 70 in western Colorado was expected to reopen Wednesday after a six-month shutdown to repair a crack.
The two-lane bore was closed in late March because of the 70-foot-long crack in the ceiling. The two-lane westbound bore has been used to handle traffic in both directions since then.
After excavating about 30 feet of dirt from on top of the tunnel, crews added layers of concrete above and below the cracked slab.
Final cost of the project could be about $6 million, the state Transportation Department said.
The 4,000-foot-long Hanging Lake Tunnel, completed in 1992, is eight miles east of Glenwood Springs and 110 miles west of Denver.
On average, the two bores carry a combined 16,500 vehicles a day.
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Information from: Glenwood Springs Post-Independent,
