The Official WTF Thread

[Freed Roger]

Wow-It played hell on that elevated road thru the Canyon. That's a pretty neat stretch of interestate, IIRC.

It really is amazing no one happened to be happening along.

It sounds like another 20ft diameter rock is still up there hangin precariously

[BooCubs]

Not my fault - I was soundly asleep. Unless the Boobasaurus Rex dream I was having sent shockwaves to the west.

Until they fix it, this is a helluva detour.

What kind of time does that detour take compared to the damaged route?

i would estimate 5 hours

[Hungary Jack]

Not my fault - I was soundly asleep. Unless the Boobasaurus Rex dream I was having sent shockwaves to the west.

Until they fix it, this is a helluva detour.

What kind of time does that detour take compared to the damaged route?

i would estimate 5 hours

Rifle to Wolcott via I-70 is 67 miles. Via the alternate route, its about 200 miles.

[lukethedrifter]

Not my fault - I was soundly asleep. Unless the Boobasaurus Rex dream I was having sent shockwaves to the west.

Until they fix it, this is a helluva detour.

What kind of time does that detour take compared to the damaged route?

i would estimate 5 hours

Rifle to Wolcott via I-70 is 67 miles. Via the alternate route, its about 200 miles.

I don't know about 5 hrs but the alt route isn't interstate either.

[Hungary Jack]

Most of those CO state hiways limit you to 55. The area north of I-70 isn't full of crazy high mountains, so you could probably do the trip in about 4 hours, or 3 hours longer than the I-70 route.

[BooCubs]

From google maps

Rifle Co to Wolcott Co

Driving directions to Wolcott, CO
204 mi – about 4 hours 58 mins
Suggested routes




Rifle, CO

1. Head north on Railroad Ave toward E 8th St 1.6 mi
2. Continue onto CO-13 N/CO-789 N/Government Rd
Continue to follow CO-13 N/CO-789 N 86.4 mi
3. Turn right at W Victory Way 1.0 mi
4. Continue onto Pershing St 0.2 mi
5. Continue onto W 4th St 0.4 mi
6. Turn left at Russell St 0.2 mi

89.8 mi – about 2 hours 16 mins
Craig, CO

7. Head south on Russell St toward E Victory Way 0.2 mi
8. Turn left at the 2nd cross street onto E 4th St 0.3 mi
9. Turn right at US-40 E/E Victory Way
Continue to follow US-40 E 41.4 mi
10. Turn left at 6th St 164 ft

42.0 mi – about 52 mins
Steamboat Springs, CO

11. Head southwest on 6th St toward Lincoln Ave 164 ft
12. Take the 1st left onto Lincoln Ave/US-40 E
Continue to follow US-40 E 4.1 mi
13. Turn right at CO-131 S 68.4 mi

72.5 mi – about 1 hour 49 mins
Wolcott, CO



Ouch!

[Radbird]

I-70 rock-slide closure costs truckers valuable time and money

The rock slide that choked off Glenwood Canyon, closing a stretch of Interstate 70, is jacking up costs for truckers, increasing delivery times for merchants, and causing headaches for commuters and employers.

The slide early Monday punched holes in a bridge and scattered boulders, some as large as a semi-tractor, onto the road near the Hanging Lake Tunnel, forcing travelers to detour 200 miles.

Colorado Department of Transportation crews spent Tuesday knocking loose rock from the canyon walls and inspecting a large boulder hanging from its side to assure it is stable, said CDOT spokeswoman Mindy Crane.

Once that work is finished, the agency will have an idea how long it will take to even partly reopen the road.

Complete repairs could take two months.

In the meantime, roads that make up the detour, primarily U.S. 40, Colorado 13 and Colorado 131, are narrow and require drivers to slow down, said Victor Domenico, owner of trucking company Domenico Transportation in Denver.

With I-70 closed, traffic is heavy, he added. "They are good roads, but it is slow; we don't want to have an accident — it is narrow. And with the increased traffic, you need to keep your speed down. It is adding about six hours a run for our drivers," Domenico said.

Click link for rest.

[Hungary Jack]

Slap me once. slap me twice. Holy jumpin' Jesus Christ!

Falling Rock Kills Woman on I-70 Detour

ROUTT COUNTY - A woman was killed Wednesday morning by a rock that fell onto the car she was riding in on U.S. Highway 40 near Steamboat Springs.

The vehicle was traveling through Steamboat Canyon near Milner, a CDOT spokeswoman said.

"This is a very, very rare location for a rockslide," CDOT spokeswoman Mindy Crane said.

Crane said she hesitated to even call the incident a rockslide.

"It was a rock. One rock," Crane said.

Wow. WTF?

[JackofDiamonds]

It's clear that the mountains have made their move. Their thirst for conquest can't be contained any longer.

I for one welcome our new craggy overlords.

[go birds]

It's clear that the mountains have made their move. Their thirst for conquest can't be contained any longer.

I for one welcome our new craggy overlords.

lold