Flood damage forces lengthy highway closures in southern Colorado

DENVER — Drivers and southern Colorado residents should expect two main highways to remain closed for an extended period of time after back-to-back floods damaged or destroyed parts of the roadways earlier this week, state transportation officials said Thursday. Colorado 151 is closed south of Chimney Rock, and two stretches of US 160, both east and west of Pagosa Springs, were closed as of Saturday, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The agency has not provided a timeline for when the roads will reopen. kAm$6G6C2= D64E:@?D @7 &$ `e_ H6C6 52>2865 :? E96 b_\>:=6 4@CC:5@C 36EH66? !28@D2 $AC:?8D 2?5 sFC2?8@[ :?4=F5:?8 E96 !:65C2 #:G6C qC:586[ 23@FE `g >:=6D H6DE @7 !28@D2 $AC:?8D[ H9:49 4@==2AD65 2?5 H:== ?665 E@ 36 4@>A=6E6=J C63F:=E ?6IE J62C[ rs~% D2:5] rC6HD H:== :?DE2== 2 E6>A@C2CJ 3C:586 @?46 D:E6 4@?5:E:@?D 2==@H :E]k^Am kAmu=@@5D 2=D@ H2D965 @FE D64E:@?D @7 r@=@C25@ `d` D@FE9 @7 E96 &$ `e_ ;F?4E:@? 2?5 52>2865 &$ `e_ :? 2E =62DE 7@FC A=246D :? E96 (@=7 rC66< !2DD 2C62 36EH66? !28@D2 $AC:?8D 2?5 $@FE9 u@C<]k^Am kAm%96 @?=J H2J :? 2?5 @FE @7 !28@D2 $AC:?8D :D G:2 &$ gc[ H9:49 H:== C@FE6 5C:G6CD E9C@F89 }6H |6I:4@[ D:8?:7:42?E=J :?4C62D:?8 EC2G6= E:>6D] %92E 9:89H2J H2D 2=D@ 52>2865 :? E96 7=@@5D[ 2?5 EH@ 2C62D H6C6 36:?8 C6A2:C65 2?5 DE23:=:K65[ rs~% @77:4:2=D D2:5] sC:G6CD H:== 6?4@F?E6C 7=288:?8 A6CD@??6= @C E6>A@C2CJ =:89E D:8?2=D 8F:5:?8 EC277:4]k^Am kAm$6G6C2= >F?:4:A2= DEC66ED :? !28@D2 $AC:?8D C6>2:? 7=@@565[ 2?5 5C:G6CD D9@F=5 2G@:5 5@H?E@H? !28@D2 $AC:?8D F?=6DD E96J 2C6 =@42= C6D:56?ED[ rs~% D2:5 %9FCD52J]k^Am kAm%96 DE2E6 286?4J k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]56?G6CA@DE]4@>^a_ae^`_^b`^D@FE96C?\4@=@C25@\7=@@5D\C@25\C6A2:C\7F?5:?8^QmC646:G65 Se]d >:==:@? 7C@> E96 u656C2= w:89H2J p5>:?:DEC2E:@?k^2m[ 2?5 Sd >:==:@? 7C@> E96 DE2E6 7@C 6>6C86?4J C6A2:CD 27E6C E96 7:CDE C@F?5 @7 7=@@5:?8 42FD65 2? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]56?G6CA@DE]4@>^a_ae^`_^ag^4@=@C25@\7=@@5:?8\6>6C86?4J\C6A2:CD\9:89H2J\45@E^Qm6DE:>2E65 Sed >:==:@? :? 52>286k^2m E@ r@=@C25@ `d`[ &$ `e_ 2?5 &$ dd_]k^Am