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SILVERTHORNE, Colo.—A 6-foot-wide sinkhole has opened on Interstate 70 near Silverthorne, forcing highway officials to close the right-hand westbound lane.
The state Department of Transportation said crews were assessing the damage Thursday afternoon.
CDOT says the sinkhole is above a culvert and is about 4 feet deep. It is about 55 miles west of Denver.
In February, a 40-foot-wide, 16-foot-deep sinkhole opened on Interstate 25 north of downtown Denver when a major water line broke.
In 2003, a 22-foot-wide sinkhole opened in westbound lanes of I-70 near Vail.
