Colorado governor to visit site of rockfall today
Colorado Department of TransportationA crewman stands in front of one of the boulders that crashed onto CO. 145 on May 24. The boulder was blasted apart, and rubble used for erosion control.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis will join CDOT to celebrate completion of projects of Colorado Highway 145 on Tuesday.
The Journal
Gov. Jared Polis will join the Colorado Department of Transportation and area community leaders to celebrate the completion of two projects in Southwest Colorado at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Rock on Colorado Highway 145.
CDOT recently completed work along Colorado 145 between Cortez and Telluride.
One project addressed the potential of rockfall along the highway. A geotechnical crew mitigated several areas that might have been prone to rockfalls.
The second project reconstructed a 300-foot section of the highway that was destroyed when two boulders tumbled down the adjacent slope.
Participants are encouraged to reach the site before 4:45 p.m., when it will close for up to an hour.
