A boulder the size of a house fell on the ramp in Colorado, resulting in transport management staff was forced to completely close the road indefinitely.
Colorado highway 145 between Cortez and Telluride was significantly damaged due to the fall of a huge stone. According to the Department of transportation of Colorado, the collapse occurred about 12 miles North of Dolores.
In his post on Facebook representatives of the Department of transport co, said: «the collapse of the consisted of mud, rocks and two huge boulders that destroyed the pavement of highway across the entire width».
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Officials said that the fall of a giant stone led to the emergence of depression «about eight feet deep, and on both lanes». They added: «At this point the road is absolutely impossible to drive».
It is reported that on a scene left the geological and technical team with equipment and appropriate technology.
Department of transportation, Colorado added that the boulder was firmly entrenched on the motorway. The fact that the stone weighs about two million pounds. It will need to break into smaller pieces before it can be removed from the track. After that small pieces of stone begin to move trucks. In addition, specialists will need to remove the side of the mountain precarious rocks, to prevent a sudden drop.
Interestingly, this is not the big boulder that fell on the road. With him on the road fell down a boulder weighing 8.5 million pounds, leaving virtually nothing from the road surface in the place where he slipped on a motorway.
Mike Makou from the Department for transport said: «It’s unbelievable how can get such a huge stone.» «Rocks fell from the mountain, which is situated 850 feet above the track,» he added.
At the moment we can not say exactly when the track will be open again.
