Rockslide concerns on Highway 24

will be on the skies tomorrow. but the colorado department of transportation will also be watching highway 24 near cascade. it’s been a trouble spot since may’s heavy rains krdo newschannel 13’s greg miller is live near cave of the winds tonight… greg that’s where the closures will begin if necessary. james, heather, from here to just west of cascade… these could be the trouble spots with a deluge of rain on the way. people who live along here are nervous, too… because they’ve already seen some extreme weather effects. you don’t have to look too hard along highway 24 to see the effects of mother nature’s wrath. i drove by and caught it out of the glimpse of my eye. dozens stop daily to see this giant boulder, which rolled down a hill weeks ago. mud and water underneath, and the granite got loose… it got rained out and the rocks fell, or slid should say. crews have been laying down sediment and debris in front of this boulder trying to keep it secure. but if you think this is the only trouble spot behind highway 24 you’re mistaken. it’s actually this stretch of highway 24 on the other side of cascade. you can see fern gulch behind me. two years ago, this entire parking lot was covered in debris. homeowners nearby are afraid that could happen again they had this driveway bladed, and then a day, day and a half, this was there and it just gets deeper every time it rains. alan wick lives feet from fern gulch. he’s already seen damage from storms. i think it still is a major spot for runoff, we’ll go right up there after the rain, it’s like water falls out of nowhere. with more rain coming, it won’t be the last time wick blades this driveway. and if slides do happen, he hopes they won’t be as massive as this one. probably only once in a lifetime, that you’re gonna be able to drive by and see this. c-dot will be at gates like right up there after the rain, it’s le water falls out of nowhere. with more rain coming, it won’t be the last time wick blades this driveway. and if slides do happen, he hopes they won’t be as massive as this one. probably only once in a lifetime, that you’re gonna be able to drive by and see this. c-dot wille at gates like these watching road conditions…but won’t consider closing highway 24 until a flash flood warning is issued. live in cascade, gm, nc 13. won’t consider closing highway 24 until a flash flood warning is issued. live in cascade, gm, nc 13. tomorrow marks two years since the