The Colorado Department of Transportation will receive $1 million in emergency funding to help with rock slide repairs in Glenwood Canyon.
Earlier this month, a rock slide closed a portion of Interstate 70 in Garfield County for more than a week. Detours around the highway closure took drivers hundreds of miles and hours out of their way.
One lane, in each direction, of Thursday.
The highway department anticipates it will take another month before the affected Western Slope stretch of I-70 is full repaired and reopened.
On Friday, the office of U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced the emergency funding relief.
“These emergency funds are crucial to help CDOT quickly repair this busy stretch of I-70,” Bennet said in a media release. “We will continue to work with CDOT to ensure it has the resources it needs to repair the road and restore access to Glenwood Canyon.”
Kieran Nicholson: 303-954-1822, knicholson@denverpost.com or @kierannicholson
