Should I-70 close in the future, access to Cottonwood Pass will be re-evaluated. Promoting everything about Cottonwood Pass, the most beautiful spot on Colorado's Continental Divide. 19 talking about this. “The environmental constraints on Cottonwood Pass are pretty significant,” he said. This is due to this morning’s reopening of I-70 between Glenwood Springs and Gypsum. Guanella was fully funded by CDOT funds and provides a connection between the I-70 corridor and State Highway 285. “It is something we’ll take a look at,” Shailen Bhatt, executive director for the Colorado Department of Transportation, said during a visit to update local officials and members of the media regarding repair work in the canyon after the latest rockslide last month closed I-70 through the canyon for close to a week. Cottonwood Pass officially opened Monday, August 12, with restrictions for trailers and some flagging delays for the top four miles of the road. Terrific views, East and west. www.CottonwoodPass.net That road is closed to traffic now, but not before an Amazon semi-truck tipped into Wendy Hayden’s yard last week. Cottonwood Pass remains closed on both sides in Garfield and Eagle counties. If you don't follow the rules, your comment may be deleted. Improving Cottonwood Pass may be one of those options, but is also probably a long shot when it comes to state involvement, Bhatt said. “If it were improved locally by the two counties, and I’m not saying we want to circumvent (National Environmental Policy Act), but the issue could be short-circuited,” Gamba said, adding the federally required review for such projects under the National Environmental Policy Act will increase the costs and take a lot of time. The Grizzly Creek Fire is now burning 3,200 acres on both the north and south sides of of the Colorado River in Glenwood Canyon near Mile Marker 32. Snowstorms during the detour period resulted in semi trucks needing to pull to the side of the road to chain up, which caused damage to the pavement and shoulders, CDOT Region 3 Director Dave Eller said. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/colorado/cottonwood-pass And late Thursday, Eagle County officials indefinitely closed the Eagle-Thomasville Road, which is up the Fryingpan Valley east of Basalt, in both directions after multiple accidents occurred. Multiple vehicles towing trailers became stuck on the pass and forced closures on the road. Fremont Pass Trail: Summit County : CO FLAP ALA 6(1) Lane 6 North: Alamosa County : CO FLAP US50(1) Little Blue Creek Canyon: Gunnison County : CO FLAP PUW 16(1) Nichols Road: Pueblo County : CO FTFW ROFL Trails (1) Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge Trails: Jefferson County Cottonwood Pass se abre sin restricciones adicionales con efecto inmediato a partir de las 2 p.m. del lunes 24 de agosto. — Uncategorized — “But it is something we can evaluate.”. Beaver Creek Mountain is preparing for more terrain openings ahead of Christmas as the season's snow total continues to pile up. Last year construction had it closed for times over the summer in 2019 but the plan is to have it open for the 2020 season on June 1. Visit the Contact Us page for individual staff contacts. Both Independence Pass and Cottonwood Pass were closed for some period during the Grizzly Creek Fire, but both are currently open to normal use. Attention now turns to doing everything that can be done prevent and protect against future rockfall incidents in the canyon, he said. On the other hand, “it is a vital connection that’s more of a national concern,” Gamba said. With more snow in the forecast, skiers and snowboarders can look forward to more terrain openings during the…, On Thursday, Dec. 10, Vail Mayor Dave Chapin plugged in the Magic of Lights Vail, officially kicking off the 500,000-light holiday display in the town’s Ford Park and Betty Ford Alpine Garden. She named Cottonwood Pass as one example of a bad-choice detour. Less that a 40 minute drive from Buena Vista, the summit of Cottonwood Pass offers stunning 360 degree views of the surrounding peaks and valleys. Federal and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) projects for the 2018, 2019, and 2020 seasons are listed below. WATCH: *Video of this CAB meeting will be recorded and available for later review here. Larkspur is also set to…. Currently, traffic is limited to one lane in each direction through the work zone. Reopening Date: June 1 From the summit of Cottonwood Pass to the west of Buena Vista you are treated to gorgeous views of both sides of the Continental Divide. “CDOT asks that motorists not use Cottonwood Pass or Independence Pass as detour routes, as these roads are not built for heavy traffic or commercial oversize vehicles,” CDOT said in its latest release. Perhaps the most appealing aspect is that it is accessible by any vehicle and requires no hiking. As always, large vehicles should not travel through Cottonwood Pass. The Vail Daily's Ross Leonhart takes a live on-mountain run at Beaver Creek on Wednesday, Dec. 16. CDOT funds were also used to pay the 12.21 percent match in funds for Tarryall and Cottonwood, so that Park County and Gunnison County would only pay a 5 percent match, which would be less than $1.5 million for Gunnison County. Official FAA sources should be used prior to flight. CDOT said that the road between Twin Lakes and Aspen was scheduled to open in early June. The nearly weeklong closure of I-70 through Glenwood Canyon following a Feb. 15 rockslide that resulted in long detours via two-lane highways to the north or south of Glenwood Canyon prompted renewed suggestions by some residents and local elected officials to improve the seasonal road over Cottonwood Pass between Garfield and Eagle counties. Those repairs are also expected to be completed by early May. He is joined by Vail Daily Publisher Mark Wurzer. Pass is at 12,126 ft, easy trails to Mtn tops at 13,000ft plus, if you wish. The Birth Chat Empowering families through education and support, from birth to parenthood. “This is a function of having an interstate highway running through a canyon,” Bhatt said. The east side of Cottonwood Pass is open Posted by Jan Wondra | Jun 17, 2019 According to Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) officials, the east side of Cottonwood Pass, closed all winter beyond Denny Creek Trailhead, is now open to the summit, but the road from the Gunnison County line westward remains closed. Eastbound I-70 traffic is being rerouted at mile point 109, Canyon Creek. That road is closed to traffic now, but not before an Amazon semi-truck tipped into Wendy Hayden’s yard last week. Cottonwood Pass (FHWA) I-25 Cable Barrier (CDOT) US 34 Bridge Replacement (CDOT) South Douglas Creek Under I-25 (CDOT) I-70 Avon to Vail (CDOT) SH 141 South of Divide Road Resurfacing (CDOT) Region 5 Bridge Maintenance (CDOT) US… “There is some interest on our part in improving Cottonwood Pass just as a paved county road, not necessarily a state highway,” Jankovsky said. https://www.codot.gov/programs/aeronautics/mtnawos/7BM, https://www.codot.gov/@@site-logo/siteLogo.png, Monument Hill - Kelly Air Park AWOS (MNH), https://www.aviationweather.gov/metar/data?ids=K7bm&format=decoded&date=0&hours=. “If you are going to be putting hundreds of millions of dollars into a rockfall shed, I would like to see Cottonwood Pass become a relief valve so that commerce can get back and forth.”. “We don’t have clearance and we don’t have a budget,” Bhatt said.

Extending in all directions is a panorama of unbroken beauty. The Bald Mountain AWOS is located on Bald Mountain (9825’ MSL), approximately 11 miles east of Cottonwood Pass (12,126 MSL). 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Garfield County Commissioner Tom Jankovsky, speaking at a follow-up meeting with Bhatt and attended by several other city, county and local business leaders, agreed. SIGNING BONUS HEALTH INSURANCE SKI PASS OR REC PASS COMPETITIVE PAY…, Walmart in Frisco is Hiring! The transportation department has asked engineers to study a rockfall shed, or tunnel, over one section of I-70 in Glenwood Canyon that has been prone to rockslides, which would protect the road deck from damage from future slides, Bhatt said. 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