State researches rock slide solutions on I-70

Colorado is looking at using a rock shed to keep rock slides of Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon.

The Aspen Times reports a consultant hired by the state transportation department is researching the feasibility of putting a rock shed about a mile east of where a February rock slide closed a stretch of the interstate for nearly a week.

A Federal Highway Administration grant is funding research into the rock shed and other possible solutions.

Interstate closures make the Roaring Fork Valley economy vulnerable.

Rock slides pose a danger to bridges and can cause damage to concrete and guardrails.

The Glenwood Canyon rock shed would have to cover four traffic lanes.

Next year is the earliest a decision would be made on the possible project.