Reconstruction of Colorado Highway 145 north of Dolores is finished, more than two months after a pair of boulders weighing a combined 11 million pounds tumbled onto the highway. Photo courtesy Colorado Department of Transportation
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Highway rebuild done as other work starts
WESTERN COLORADO
Crews have finished reconstruction of a section of Colorado Highway 145 between Telluride and Cortez that was destroyed by a massive rockslide in May.
The $1.2 million project, which started in mid-June, was completed within the scheduled nine-week time frame, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The total cost included the initial emergency response, rock blasting, temporary repairs and reconstruction of approximately 300 feet of highway.
The project included th...
