The southbound lanes of Interstate 25 had been shutdown simply south of Citadel Rock on Wednesday when a bit of kit fell from a truck, releasing a small quantity of radioactive materials.
The lanes had been shut down at about 11:40 a.m. at Tomah Street as a security precaution, stated Grasp Trooper Gary Cutler, of the Colorado State Patrol.
A density gauge, which measures the density of a roadbed and is utilized by highway development crews, shattered on the freeway, and a hazardous supplies staff was referred to as to the scene, Cutler stated.
Nobody was injured within the incident. A visitors detour by way of the world backed up the freeway across the lunch hour and into the early afternoon. The fabric was cleared, and freeway lanes reopened simply earlier than 2:30 p.m.
