VMS Sign Upgrades in Southwestern Colorado
About the Project:
This work throughout Southwestern Colorado is the installation of replacement Variable Message Signs that are either damaged or at the end of useful life.
This project has 7 different locations:
- US 24
Mile Points: 209.70 and 213.44
County: Chaffee
Buena Vista (WB) - US 50
Mile Points: 204.73, 209.71, and 190.15
County: Chaffee & Saguache
Garfield (WB), Maysville (WB), and Sargents (EB) - US 160
Mile Points: 174.1
County: Mineral
Wolf Creek Tunnel (EB & WB) - US 285
Mile Points: 104.41
County: Saguache
Villa Grove (SB) - US 491
Mile Points: 27.61
County: Montezuma
Cortez (NB) - CO 114
Mile Points: 61.50
County: Saguache
Saguache (WB) - CO 145
Mile Points: 11.55
County: Montezuma
Dolores
Work Schedule
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Work will take place Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Weekend and night work will be performed occasionally. This work will be announced in advance.
Traffic Impacts
- From August to December 2021, travelers should expect shoulder and single lane closures for road work occurring to install and replace Variable Message Signs throughout Southwestern Colorado.
Project Facts
- Cost: $1.5 Million
- Contractor: Paonia, Inc.
- Timeline: August - December 2021
- Location: Southwestern Colorado along US Highways 24, 50, 160, 285, and 491, and State Highways 114 and 145.