Rockslides close Highway 82 near Aspen for hours Tuesday

Anna Stonehouse, The Aspen TimesColorado Department of Transportation workers work on clearing the eastbound side of Highway 82 from a rockslide at the Shale Bluffs near the Aspen Airport. Heavy thunderstorms Tuesday caused a series of rockslides that closed Highway 82 and eastbound traffic was diverted onto Owl Creek Road.By Jason Auslander, The Aspen Times
Heavy rain from Tuesday’s late afternoon thunderstorms caused several rockslides around Shale Bluffs that closed upvalley traffi