Highway 162 closed by flooding near milepost 17

Heard on: Dolores, Montezuma, and San Juan Counties Sheriff and Fire

02:40

00:00

Just. Working about milepost 16 on 100 and sixty-two, there is a bunch of truck and trailer campers parked in the middle of the road.

00:06

Somebody stopped them and said that the road is closed between Montezuma Creek and Annette.

00:10

There is no one for them to turn around.

00:11

I am going to be 17 that way to see what's going on.

00:19

Twenty-four hours.

00:28

Six four or 1v1 .

00:30

If you wouldn't mind going over that direction and just slowing people down so no one gets hit, there's not really anywhere for them to get off on the shoulder.

00:37

The road is closed up here.

00:40

Where are we talking? We've been out of our vehicle.

00:46

10-12 of 55.

00:49

And 1st name was (name withheld).

00:51

Also 108, please.

00:52

Go ahead. 10-4.

01:12

Station, did you want us to ATL on the vehicle?

01:20

Just to stop and hold it for us if anybody finds it.

01:29

Thanks, officers.

01:36

Hey, I

01:45

think I'm out with these camp trailers.

01:47

I'm being a (name withheld).

01:49

I'm gonna see if I can get them turned around.

01:51

I think they've got enough space.

01:54

Copy, thank you.

01:55

The road is confirmed closed up here.

01:57

I'm gonna drive up and just take some pictures, see what we're looking like.

02:05

Four, I think I'm going to try and shut down traffic and see if we can get them to do a mountain point search.

02:13

Stand by.

02:17

1B19, price 1036.

02:22

Stand by.

02:27

1027 hours.

02:32

Seven three, just in 14 100 and sixty-two is going to be shut down at milepost 17 .

02:37

We've got a ton of water flowing over the roadway.

02:39

It's impassable.

2026-10-25 16:24 UTC

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East Main Street, Montezuma Creek, Utah 84512, United States

Highway 162 closed by flooding near milepost 17

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Highway 162 closed by flooding near milepost 17

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