State Highway 64 resurfacing begins Monday

RIO BLANCO, COUNTY — Beginning Monday, April 7 and lasting through June 2014, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will begin a resurfacing project on State Highway (SH) 64, near Rangely, between mile markers (MM) 28 and 38.  The work includes a 2 inch full-width overlay, shouldering, bridge deck improvements, guardrail improvements, striping, temporary traffic control and erosion control.

Work will take place Mondays through Fridays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and no weekend work is planned at this time. Motorists can expect single lane closures throughout the duration of the project, with speeds reduced to 35 MPH. It is anticipated that a pilot car will be utilized during the project to assist drivers with passage. Vehicle width restrictions will be in place. CDOT would like to remind motorists to obey all road signs and flaggers, and to drive Slow for the Cone Zoneand note that traffic fines will be doubled within work zones.

The $2.5 million project is contracted through Old Castle United Companies.

If you have any questions or concerns, please leave a message on the project hotline at 970.281.7351 or email [email protected] .To receive real-time updates about road conditions in your area, visit www.coloradodot.info and click on the green cell phone icon in the upper right hand corner of the page. Information about weekly lane closures will be available at www.coloradodot.info/travel/scheduled-lane-closures.html. Live road conditions are available atwww.cotrip.org, downloading the CDOT Mobile app or by calling 511 from anywhere in the state. Updates are also available via Twitter @coloradodot and be sure to “Like” our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/coloradodot.