Colorado Department of Transportation

Video: Flyover shows Red Mountain Pass buried by heavy snow, avalanches

U.S. Highway 550 north of Silverton was closed for 19 days in March

DATE: Mar 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Red Mountain Pass reopens after 20 days

Road remains icy and snowpacked at higher elevations

DATE: Mar 22, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Red Mountain Pass could be closed for another two weeks

CDOT crews working around the clock to reopen road

DATE: Mar 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton may close backcountry for avalanche danger

High risk prompts potentially unprecedented move

DATE: Mar 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado sees record avalanche activity

Intense snowfall on weak snowpack triggers hundreds of slides

DATE: Mar 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

CDOT awarded $1.25 million for Red Mountain Pass work

Debris slides buried highway in 4 to 10 feet of mud and rock

DATE: Feb 7, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four mountain passes to close Thursday morning for avalanche blasting

High country expected to receive about 2 feet of snow

DATE: Feb 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wolf Creek Pass to close Tuesday morning for avalanche mitigation

The Colorado Department of Transportation will conduct avalanche mitigation beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday on U.S. Highway 160 over Wolf Creek Pass. Travelers heading over the pass c...

DATE: Feb 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowslide hits Colorado 145 near Trout Lake amid ‘high’ avalanche warning’

The Colorado Department of Transportation is conducting avalanche mitigation today on Colorado Highway 145 from north of Rico to Ophir. The highway could have intermittent closure...

DATE: Jan 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News