Enormous boulder 'the size of a house' and weighing 2 MILLION POUNDS falls onto the Colorado highway, closing it indefinitely until authorities figure out how to move the giant rock
- The Colorado 145 highway between Cortez and Telluride is closed indefinitely
- Officials said highway sustained severe damage due to the enormous rock fall
- Impact of boulder has left a trench that's about eight feet deep across two lanes
- A geo-technical team, equipment and supplies are being sent to the site
- Boulder will need to be blasted into smaller pieces to move it from the roadway
A boulder the size of a house fell onto a Colorado highway on Friday afternoon, prompting the state's transportation department to close the road indefinitely.
The Colorado 145 highway between Cortez and Telluride sustained severe damage due to the enormous rock fall.
According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, the rock slide is located approximately 12 miles north of Dolores.
A boulder (pictured) the size of a house fell onto a Colorado highway Friday afternoon, prompting the state's transportation department to close the road indefinitely
The Colorado 145 highway between Cortez and Telluride sustained severe damage due to the enormous rock fall
According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, the rock slide (pictured) is located approximately 12 miles north of Dolores
'The slide consisting of dirt, rock and two huge boulders which have destroyed the full width of the highway pavement,' the department shared on Facebook
'The slide consisting of dirt, rock and two huge boulders which have destroyed the full width of the highway pavement,' the department shared on Facebook.
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