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Traffic Alert: Highway 6 Closed For Rock Slide Repair

CLEAR CREEK CANYON, Colo. (CBS4) - The Colorado Department of Transportation will close U.S. 6 between Highways 119 and 58 Wednesday starting at 3 p.m. Crews will repair rockfall netting west of Tunnel 1.

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The repair comes after a rock slide Wednesday at around 4:30 a.m. The road was reopened just before 9 a.m.

Crews will observe whether any other repairs are needed. It is unclear when the highway will reopen.

CDOT suggests drivers take Interstate 70 as an alternate route.

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