VIDEO: Drone Footage Shows Tragic State Of I-70 In Glenwood Canyon

Days of heavy rain over the Grizzly Creek burn scar resulted in multiple mudslides that caused a disaster on Interstate 70.

On Monday, August 2, Governor Jared Polis announced that he plans to declare it a state disaster and will request a federal declaration under the Stafford Act.

The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has been working to clean up the highway but the amount of debris is making it an enormous feat.

According to FOX31, local tow companies have been helping get stranded vehicles out of the debris and mud.

CDOT has released drone footage that shows the extent of the damage. Engineers with CDOT have said "damage to the viaduct structure unlike anything they had seen before.”

CDOT posted on to their Facebook to give drivers details on the current detour route:

"CDOT strongly asks that motorists use the recommended northern alternate route via I-70 - CO 9 - US 40 - CO 13. Westbound motorists from the Denver metro area should exit I-70 at Exit 205 (Silverthorne) and travel north on Colorado Highway 9 towards Kremmling. Travelers will continue west on US Highway 40 and then south on CO 13 to complete the alternate route and return to westbound I-70 at Rifle (Exit 90). Eastbound travelers can detour using the same route in reverse."