Buckle in U.S. 36 in Broomfield forces overnight closure in westbound lanes

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Part of U.S. 36 buckled Sunday night in Broomfield, shutting the highway down overnight, according to the police department.

Westbound U.S. 36 reopened at mile marker 46.8 early Monday morning, according to a 4:25 a.m. post on X from the Broomfield Police Department.

It’s unclear what caused the road to buckle, and the Colorado Department of Transportation did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday.

The last catastrophic failure on U.S. 36 happened nearly six years ago, when a “slope failure” caused an eastbound overpass of the highway to collapse near Church Ranch Boulevard in Westminster on July 12, 2019.

The collapse shut down the eastbound lanes for nearly three months as construction crews repaired the overpass’s embankment and retaining wall.

Investigators said the collapse could have been fueled by design flaws in the retaining wall’s drainage system and heavy rains during construction.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

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