BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - A rockslide forced the closure of a road through Boulder Canyon in Colorado on Tuesday.
The rockslide happened on Colorado 119 and was announced just before 7 p.m. by the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office. The closure is expected to last several days and impacts a stretch of the road from Boulder to the top of the canyon in Nederland, about 15 miles.
On Wednesday the sheriff’s office was reporting crews will likely need to do repair work on the road after they blast the boulders and haul them away.
The sheriff’s office recommends the public utilize CoTrip.org for updates and alternate routes.
No injuries were reported in the rockslide.
Boulder Canyon is closed from the base in Boulder to the top of the canyon in Nederland due to a large rockslide near mile marker 33. This will be a prolonged closure due to the amount and size of the debris on the road that needs to be cleared. Please use alternate routes. pic.twitter.com/74Q9eKFcO3 — BoulderCountySheriff (@BldrCOSheriff) April 28, 2021
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JonnySnowflake on April 28th, 2021 at 17:25 UTC »
You name your city Boulder, then get mad when the boulders show up, smh
patrick95350 on April 28th, 2021 at 16:52 UTC »
Should rename the road "Boulder Canyon Cutoff" so the headline could be "Boulder Canyon Cutoff Cutoff by Canyon Boulder"
DracoWaygo on April 28th, 2021 at 16:44 UTC »
Boulder? Boulder. Boulder!