**TRAVEL ALERT** Avalanche Mitigation to take place throughout CDOT Region 5

December 16, 2016 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 – Motorists will experience road closures and delays on several high mountain passes throughout southwest and south-central Colorado due to the winter snowstorm moving through the state.

Region 5 Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) crews have been triggering potential snow slides and will continue operations through the weekend.

Highways and mountain passes which will experience intermittent closures include:

  • US Highway 550, Red Mt. Pass, Molas Pass and Coal Bank Pass

    • Crews have already been conducting mitigation on this corridor and will continue to locate areas in need of mitigation throughout the weekend. Expect intermittent closures and delays of up to 1 hour where and while operations are taking place.

  • US Highway 160, Wolf Creek Pass

    • Saturday morning, Dec. 17, estimated two hour operation 6:30 to 8:30 a.m.  Mile post 157 to 167 (west side of the pass, west of the ski resort). Expect intermittent closures and delays of up to 1 hour while operations are taking place.

  • US Highway 50, Monarch Pass

    • Friday evening (today), Dec. 16, estimated two hour operation 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Mile post 190 to 210 (both sides of the pass). Expect intermittent closures and delays of up to 1 hour while operations are taking place.

Please note these are estimated times for planned mitigation. Crews continually examine conditions which make for optimum and ideal operations.  

STAY INFORMED: Road and weather conditions are available by dialing 511, 303-639-1111, or visiting www.cotrip.org. Also available on the COtrip site are:

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