Loveland Pass reopened Wednesday afternoon after a Sunday morning landslide shut down the section of U.S. 6 for days, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Seven dump trucks hauled 92 tons of mud and silt from Loveland Pass, which was buried Sunday by a 100-foot-wide and 20-foot-deep landslide, according to a news release from the department.
The road, which closed at 5:30 a.m. Sunday, reopened to cars, hikers and bicyclists at 1 p.m. Wednesday, state officials said in the release.
While the road is open, motorists may still see crews cleaning up on the highway shoulder, the release stated.
“I am incredibly proud of our team’s swift and dedicated work to safely reopen Loveland Pass after the recent landslide,” CDOT Denver Metro transportation director Jessica Mykelbust said in the release. “Our crews’ expertise and tireless efforts ensured that we could restore access through this vital mountain corridor as quickly as possible.”
U.S. 6’s Loveland Pass was shut down between mile point 220 and mile point 229 after dirt surrounding the highway mixed with melting snow and cascaded over the road.
The spanned roughly from Montezuma Road to Interstate 70.
Once the dirt was cleared from the road, crews made sure the mountain slope was stable to prevent another landslide, state officials said.
