Precautions have been taken to protect the houses below the fall zone such as the installation of wire mesh nets to catch boulders, large green dumpsters at the base of the cliff and large concrete barriers to stop potential rolling r falling rocks. CDOT,

Precautions have been taken to protect the houses below the fall zone such as the installation of wire mesh nets to catch boulders, large green dumpsters at the base of the cliff and large concrete barriers to stop potential rolling r falling rocks. CDOT, in coordination with the Georgetown Police Department, is asking residents who live below the potential path areas to evacuate their homes while removal operations are taking place for their safety. There are about five homes that have been identified as being in the area where rocks have the potential to land. The town of Georgetown is preparing for the upcoming closure and subsequent blasting and rock removal in the rock cliffs that sit high above the city. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, April 5, eastbound and westbound I-70 will be closed to through traffic between the U.S. 40/Empire (Exit 232) and Silverthorne (Exit 205) interchanges, allowing crews to safely bring down a large, unstable cluster of boulders located on the slope above the highway. Local traffic between Empire Junction and Georgetown (westbound) and between Silverthorne and Silver Plume (eastbound) still will be allowed to travel I-70 up to the closure points, closer to the rockfall site. Due the number of boulders that need to be removed, the highway is expected to remain closed until 5 p.m. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images)