November 4, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - ASPEN - As part of the SH 82 Aspen signal interconnect project, Colorado Department of Transportation contractor, WL Contracting, will continue with the installation of detection loops in the lanes at the Harmony Place, Owl Creek Road and Truscott Lane intersections, completing this work by November 18th. Work will also be done off of the highway to install cable between the intersections.
News Releases
November 2, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - LAKE/PITKIN COUNTIES – It’s official! Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews handled snow and ice on either side of Independence Pass last night and the forecast calls for more snow this Friday and through the weekend.
November 1, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Winter storm warning calls for 6 to 9 inches of snow tonight, another storm Friday; pass could stay closed for season. Public, media encouraged to sign up for wireless & e-mail alerts to stay informed about state highway road conditions and closures: http://www.coloradodot.info/.
October 19, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - ASPEN - The Colorado Department of Transportation’s traffic signal improvement project on SH 82 is progressing well. The work upgrades and interconnects eight traffic signal systems from the Airport Business Center to the downtown core. The project is expected to last through the middle of November 2011.
September 29, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - ASPEN – The Colorado Department of Transportation announced today that the signal interconnect project will begin on Monday, October 3rd. The project was originally scheduled to begin last Monday.
September 22, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Public Invited to Open House on September 28.
July 27, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Hour-long travel delays on Tuesday possible; motorists urged not to drive over wet striping.
July 22, 2011 - UPCOMING STRIPING PROJECT - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Clarification: The striping project will not occur in the city of Aspen. All striping will take place east of the city from mile marker (MM) 58 to MM 73 on July 25 and July 26 and from MM 42 to MM 58 on August 2.
July 18, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - West section of the pass to receive chip seal surface; motorists cautioned to drive slowly through work zone. Motorists cautioned to drive slowly through work zone.
May 23, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Castle Creek Bridge repairs are wrapping up, the detour is lifted; only minor work under bridge continues into June, out of traffic’s way.
May 4, 2011 - PROJECT DETOUR UPDATE - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Project detour will be in place 24/7 through this week.
April 26, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Project detour will be in place 24/7 through Tuesday morning for abutment replacement.
April 15, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - ASPEN – The Colorado Department of Transportation’s project to repair the Castle Creek Bridge on SH 82 is underway and progressing well, though bad weather halted production on Thursday, April 14.
April 8, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Shoulder closure only on up-valley side of bridge.
March 30, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Impacts to SH 82 traffic will not begin until April 11th.
March 4, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Work gets underway in late March or early April.
March 2, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - CDOT, Contractor Invite Public to March 23 Open House - Public, media encouraged to sign up today to receive project updates via CDOT’s messaging system.
January 11, 2011 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - PITKIN COUNTY – The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Rocksolid Solutions just completed a project to mitigate the potential for rockfall in the Shale Bluffs area (up-valley from Snowmass Canyon).
June 11, 2013 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - ASPEN – Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews are making some repairs to the Castle Creek Bridge on SH 82 tomorrow and likely Wednesday.
January 6, 2016 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Garfield County/Glenwood Springs – The Colorado Department of Transportation Grand Avenue Bridge (GAB) project team invites the public to attend an open house on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016 at the Glenwood Springs Community Center located at 100 Wulfsohn Road, Glenwood Springs, CO.
May 23, 2017 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - LAKE/PITKIN COUNTIES –Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) crews have been working for about a month to clear the way for an on-target opening of Independence Pass on Thursday, May 25 at Noon.
October 30, 2017 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Inclement weather moving into the region prompts closure
October 31, 2017 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Winter driving conditions to be expected
November 6, 2013 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Single-lane closures on both SH 82 and I-70 during work hours.
November 4, 2013 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - LAKE/PITKIN COUNTIES – Today, the Colorado Department of Transportation announces the season closure of SH 82 over Independence Pass.
October 18, 2013 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - CDOT crews maintaining pass, surrounding snow-packed areas; conditions expected to clear this afternoon.
August 20, 2013 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - Glenwood Springs City Council favors simple ped bridge design that complements surrounding environment.
July 3, 2013 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - PITKIN, GARFIELD COUNTIES – Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews have several maintenance projects in the area set for this month.
July 3, 2013 - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - PITKIN COUNTY - The Independence Pass Foundation will be working on a slope stabilization project near the Independence Ghost Town at approximately mile marker 57 (four miles west of the summit) on SH 82.
July 1, 2013 - PROJECT UPDATE – NEW RFTA INFO - Northwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 3 - GARFIELD/EAGLE COUNTIES – Colorado Department of Transportation project contractor United Companies / Oldcastle SW Group has requested a permit from Eagle County to close the intersection of JW Drive and SH 82 and the intersection of Valley Road and SH 82.
