Tag: Glenwood Canyon
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‘Significant’ construction will limit access to Colorado’s popular Hanging Lake Trail this summer
Access that has been limited over the years to one of Colorado’s most famed natural sites is set to be even more limited this summer. The U.S. Forest Service has announced what it calls “significant” construction that will close Hanging Lake Trail on weekdays beginning in May. The trail has been hiked by reservations only…
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I-70 Glenwood Canyon delays expected for helicopter work
Editors Note: The Colorado Department of Transportation advises that holds for helicopter operations may continue next week, through Sept. 1. Motorists driving Interstate 70 should expect delays near Glenwood Springs next week. On Tuesday Aug. 29, and possibly Wednesday, Aug. 30, eastbound and westbound traffic will have 10-minute traffic holds for CDOT and Xcel Energy to…
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Long cycling trail in Colorado mountains now closer to reality
A long trail many years in the making through Colorado’s mountains is closer to realization. Officials recently cut the ribbon on the latest completed stretch of Eagle Valley Trail: a 1.7-mile section from Gypsum to Dotsero, connecting west with preexisting pavement through Glenwood Canyon. The segment leaves 10.3 miles left in the planned 63-mile path,…
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Colorado has one Wild and Scenic waterway. Could this be the next?
Alongside photographers, Sinjin Eberle once found himself in a rather obscure part of Colorado that seemed to him in every way wild and scenic. The group started from the upper reaches of Deep Creek Canyon, from the same-named lake near 10,400 feet. From there, the stream harshly dropped more than 4,000 feet between soaring limestone…
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I-70 drivers expect delays for Glenwood Canyon rock scaling
Rock scaling, barrier replacement and infrastructure improvement work on I-70 at the west end of Glenwood Canyon will mean delays for drivers in both directions during daylight hours starting Tuesday through Thursday, weather permitting. The periodic stops will last about 10 minutes. The queue of stopped vehicles will then be released before traffic is stopped…
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I-70 Glenwood Canyon bypass plan moving forward on Cottonwood Pass
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The narrow, winding, often impassable dirt road between Gypsum and Glenwood Springs used by drivers to get around emergency closures of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon looks like it might be getting safety improvements — eventually. Two open house presentations by the Colorado Department of Transportation…
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Proposed Utah railroad causes consternation in Colorado
Five environmental groups and a Colorado county joined forces to stop the construction of a new rail line in northeastern Utah and oppose federal approval of the line. A lawsuit filed against the federal government seeks to halt the project, claiming the Uinta Basin Railroad will bring potential hazards through Colorado. Eagle County – plus…
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Westbound I-70 re-opens Sunday afternoon near Glenwood Canyon
Colorado State Patrol troopers re-opened westbound I-70 in Glenwood Canyon Sunday afternoon after an almost-five-hour closure caused by a tractor-trailer rig crash, according to a Tweet. The Eagle division of the Colorado State Patrol alerted drivers of the closure at Exit 133 via Twitter at 8:45 a.m. and said to expect a “several hour delay.” Based…