RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostColorado Department of Transportation crews work to clear Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 5, 2021, after flash flooding over the Grizzly Fire burn scar triggered a large mudslide on July 29 that left a hole in the highway and changed the course of the Colorado River. The highway, which sees 17,000 vehicles a day, was closed until Aug. 14 for repairs.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostMud covers I-70 in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 5, 2021, after the interstate closed due to recent mudslides.- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostColorado Department of Transportation crews work to clear Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 5, 2021, after the interstate closed due to recent mudslides.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostRecent mudslides have I-70 in Glenwood Canyon closed on Aug. 5, 2021. One of the mudslides came across the Colorado River pushing the flow of the river toward the interstate.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostRecent mudslides have I-70 in Glenwood Canyon closed on Aug. 5, 2021.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostRecent mudslides have I-70 in Glenwood Canyon closed on Aug. 5, 2021.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostColorado Department of Transportation crews truck out loads of mud and rock as they work to clear I-70 in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 5, 2021, after the interstate closed due to recent mudslides.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostMud starts to dry in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 5, 2021, after mudslides closed I-70.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostRecent mudslides have I-70 in Glenwood Canyon closed on Aug. 5, 2021.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostRock and mud are up to the rest area sign in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 5, 2021, after the interstate closed due to recent mudslides.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostMud covers I-70 in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 5, 2021, after the interstate closed due to recent mudslides.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostRecent mudslides have I-70 in Glenwood Canyon closed on Aug. 5, 2021.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostMudslides have I-70 in Glenwood Canyon closed on Aug. 5, 2021, after fires burned in the canyon last summer.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostColorado Department of Transportation crews work to clear I-70 in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 5, 2021, after the interstate closed due to recent mudslides.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostChuck Decker with the Colorado Department of Transportation checks out the damage on Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 5, 2021.
- RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostColorado Department of Transportation crews work to clear I-70 in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 5, 2021, after the interstate closed due to recent mudslides.
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Colorado Department of Transportation crews work to clear Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon on Aug. 5, 2021, after flash flooding over the Grizzly Fire burn scar triggered a large mudslide on July 29 that left a hole in the highway and changed the course of the Colorado River. The highway, which sees 17,000 vehicles a day, was closed until Aug. 14 for repairs.
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By RJ Sangosti | rsangosti@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Colorado Department of Transportation crews continued working to clear I-70 of debris from recent mudslides in Glenwood Canyon on Wednesday, August 5, 2021. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said Monday that it could take as little as a few days or as long as a few weeks until the state can reopen Interstate 70 partially.
