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Highway 34 To Reopen As Scheduled

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – Highway 34 between Loveland and Estes Park is expected to reopen Memorial Day weekend as planned.

The highway through Big Thompson Canyon has been closed to non-residents as repairs have been ongoing since the flooding of September 2013.

Highway 34
Highway 34 (credit: CBS)

The area sustained significant damage in both the 1976 and 2013 floods.

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Big Thompson Canyon flood damage on Highway 34
Big Thompson Canyon flood damage on Highway 34 (credit: CBS)
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