High water closes County Road 57 outside of Granby

A car passes through water running over County Road 57 outside of Granby on Sunday morning, May 25. High water from the Fraser River flooded a field adjacent to the road and that water is flowing over the roadway. Concerns over erosion of the road surface and dangerous driving conditions forced Grand County Road & Bridge to close the impacted stretch of road, but it has since be reopened.
*Byron Hetzler/bhetzler@skyhidailynews.com | Sky-Hi News*

GRANBY—High water from the Fraser River has forced the closure of County Road 57 outside of Granby on Sunday, May 25. Water is flooding a field adjacent to the roadway and then flowing over the roadway making for dangerous driving conditions and creating concerns over erosion of the road. The impacted stretch of road has been closed by Grand County Road & Bridge. Residents are able to access their homes from the west end of CR 57.

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