GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. — After a mudslide closed Colorado Highway 82 between Glenwood Springs and Carbondale over the weekend, the road reopened Monday.
The closure was five miles south of Glenwood Springs. CDOT said an alternate route using County Road 154 is in place.
The mudslide covered nearly a mile of the highway with up to four-foot-deep debris containing rocks and mud.
Crews worked since early Sunday morning, trying to clear the road, cutting a trench through the rocky debris to allow water to flow away from the flooded area.
Heavy rain fell in the area, creating the slide.
A few cars were caught in the slide, but have since been recovered. All the drivers and passengers were physically okay.
Hwy. 82 south of Glenwood Springs reopens Monday after mudslide
