U.S. 6 Closed In Clear Creek Canyon For Falling Rock Repairs

JEFFERSON/CLEAR CREEK COUNTIES - Workers from the Colorado Department of Transportation will close 12 miles of U.S. 6 west of Golden to work on canyon rock mitigation next week.

Beginning Monday, Jan, 7, the section of the canyon road between the junction of Colorado Highways 93 and 58 in Golden and CO 119 will be closed to all traffic weekdays.

The $3 million project performed by crews from Apex Rockfall Mitigation of Grand Junction will prevent natural rockslides by strengthening the rock walls above the highway, CDOT said.

Crews will be rock scaling, removing scaled rock and installing rock reinforcements, rock anchors, mesh anchors, and 160,000 square-feet of wire mesh. Already in the first phase last spring, crews removed about 35,000 tons of rock, installing around 125,000 square feet of wire mesh and 125 mesh anchors, CDOT said in a statement.

The work schedule (subject to weather) is as follows:

• Jan 7-9, Monday through Wednesday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Jan. 10, Thursday: 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

While the highway is closed, CDOT recommends using I-70 as an alternative route.

The following access will be affected:

Access to Black Hawk and Central City is available by using the Central City Parkway (Exit 243) or by traveling east on Highway 6 (Exit 244) and then north on CO. 119.
Access to Centennial Cone Park at the Mayhem Gulch Trailhead and the Peaks to Plains Trail at the Big Easy Trailhead still will be available at the west end of the canyon. However, there will be no parking or access for recreational use in the work zone during project hours.

Image via CDOT

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