Colorado 145 reopens north of Dolores after Thursday morning rockslide

A vehicle-sized boulder blocked traffic on Colorado Highway 145 north of Dolores, near mile post 25, Thursday morning. The highway reopened around noon. (Courtesy of Colorado Department of Transportation)

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A vehicle-sized boulder blocked traffic on Colorado Highway 145 north of Dolores, near mile post 25, Thursday morning. The highway reopened around noon. (Courtesy of Colorado Department of Transportation)

A rockslide on Colorado Highway 145 north of Dolores temporarily cut traffic down to one lane Thursday morning.

The highway reopened fully shortly before noon. The slide occurred near mile post 25, about 14 miles north of Dolores.

Colorado Department of Transportation officials responded around 10 a.m. with heavy machinery to reports that rock and mud had covered a portion of the highway, said CDOT spokeswoman Adair Christensen.

No injuries or damage to any vehicles was reported, according to Colorado State Patrol.

The slide is 4 miles past where two house-sized boulders blocked the highway in 2019.

A vehicle-sized boulder blocked traffic on Colorado Highway 145 north of Dolores, near mile post 25, Thursday morning. Crews will return at a later date, likely next week, to blast the largest boulder into smaller pieces and move it farther away from the edge of the highway. The blasting will likely require a full road closure. (Courtesy of Colorado Department of Transportation)

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A vehicle-sized boulder blocked traffic on Colorado Highway 145 north of Dolores, near mile post 25, Thursday morning. Crews will return at a later date, likely next week, to blast the largest boulder into smaller pieces and move it farther away from the edge of the highway. The blasting will likely require a full road closure. (Courtesy of Colorado Department of Transportation)

Christensen said crews will return at a later date, likely next week, to blast the largest boulder into smaller pieces and move it farther away from the edge of the highway. The blasting will likely require a full road closure.

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