Rockslide shuts down roadway in Floyd County

  • MASSIVE ROCKSLIDE on Farm to Market Road 689 in Floyd County was closed Tuesday, July 15, for two and a half hours while TXDOT cleared the roadway. | COURTESY PHOTOS BY TXDOT
    MASSIVE ROCKSLIDE on Farm to Market Road 689 in Floyd County was closed Tuesday, July 15, for two and a half hours while TXDOT cleared the roadway. | COURTESY PHOTOS BY TXDOT
  • Rockslide shuts down roadway in Floyd County
    Rockslide shuts down roadway in Floyd County
  • ROCKSLIDE AFTERMATH A Floyd County resident photographed the cliffside where massive rocks tumbled onto Farm to Market Road 689 on Tuesday, July 15. | COURTESY PHOTO BY SUSY SAUL
    ROCKSLIDE AFTERMATH A Floyd County resident photographed the cliffside where massive rocks tumbled onto Farm to Market Road 689 on Tuesday, July 15. | COURTESY PHOTO BY SUSY SAUL
    A massive rockslide shut down Farm to Market Road 689 in Floyd County Tuesday morning July 15.The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Texas Department of Transportation’s Floydada Maintenance Office at 7:30 a.m. to report the blocked roadway. TXDOT crews worked for two and half hours removing large boulders and clearing debris. The roadway was reopened to tra...

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