CHESAPEAKE (AP) — Boulders as wide as a traffic lane have tumbled onto a highway and closed part of that road in Ohio’s far southern tip.
Crews from the ODOT Lawrence Co Garage working with a contractor from DGM to remove boulders from SR-7. The westbound lanes could be closed for weeks. pic.twitter.com/D8ottBNS3R
— Matt Bruning (@mbruning81) February 26, 2018
The Ohio Department of Transportation says no one was hurt in the rock slide on state Route 7 near Chesapeake.
The department says crews began trying to break up and move the rocks Monday and continued that work overnight into Tuesday.
The crashing boulders left massive cracks in the road. The department has warned that the westbound lanes of Route 7 could be closed for weeks for cleanup and repair work after.
The highway’s eastbound lanes were expected to reopen more quickly.