Jefferson County road crews reopened U.S. 6 on Thursday afternoon after heavy overnight rain triggered several rockslides in Colorado’s foothills.
The highway through Clear Creek Canyon reopened at around 1:30 p.m. after falling debris closed the road in both directions between Colorado 119 near Floyd Hill and Colorado 93 near Golden, according to the and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
UPDATE: Crews were cleaning up US Highway 6 after multiple rockslides blocked the road overnight. The highway is now back open.
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captured some of the rockslides, showing waves of dirt and debris spreading from the rocky walls surrounding the highway to both lanes of travel.
The storm dropped between 1.5 and 3.5 inches of rain in the Evergreen area, which also caused Bear Creek to surge and damage several bridges, .
