February 16, 2020 - Southwest Colorado - Travelers advised to use alternate route of CO 145, via Telluride
News Releases
July 9, 2018 - Motorists to encounter one-lane alternating traffic
January 23, 2017 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - Crews Working to Clear and Open Molas/Coalbank Passes before Nightfall
September 8, 2016 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - OURAY & SAN JUAN COUNTIES – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and contractor Rock & Company are pleased to announce completion of crib wall work on US Highway 550 (US 550) Red Mountain Pass.
May 9, 2016 - Southwestern Colroado/CDOT Region 5 - Travelers can expect up to 30 minute delays
April 7, 2016 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - The Colorado Department of Transportation will resume a project on April 13, 2016, that is repairing five crib walls (retaining walls) on the hillside below US 550 on Red Mountain Pass.
November 2, 2015 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - Two sites complete; work at walls on south Red Mtn. (MP 79) resumes spring 2016
October 13, 2015 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - Wire Theft and Transmission Line Damage Force Utility to Make Additional Repairs
August 21, 2015 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - Weekday pass closures will be in effect, with pass open midday each day and on evenings and weekends.
June 24, 2015 - Southwestern Colorado/CDOT Region 5 - OURAY & SAN JUAN COUNTIES – The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin a project on July 7 to repair five crib walls (retaining walls) below US 550 on Red Mountain Pass. The estimated total cost of this work (from design through construction) is $5.7 million.
