**TRAVEL ADVISORY** Snow Operations on US 550 Red Mountain Pass

CDOT advises motorists that maintenance crews will be performing snow operations on US 550 Red Mountain Pass tomorrow, February 14.

TRAVEL IMPACTS: Motorists traveling over Red Mountain Pass, between Silverton and Ouray may experience intermittent delays starting at 7:30 a.m. The traffic stops will occur for much of the morning until about noon and may last as long as an hour. Motorist are urged to plan their travel for these scheduled stops.

Travelers are also urged to watch for snow equipment, maintenance crews and avalanche control crews working on the mountain pass.

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:

• Cameras
• Travel Alerts 
• Snow Plow Tracker
• Speed Map
• Weather Stations
• Bustang
• Express Lanes

For other resources, the public can also access online:

• CDOT’s website at www.codot.gov
• Sign up for project or travel alerts: bit.ly/COalerts
• See scheduled lane closures: codot.gov/travel/scheduled-lane-closures.html
• Connect with us on Twitter (@coloradodot) and Facebook (facebook.com/coloradodot)

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