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Worsening weather conditions and increased avalanche danger
- US Highway 550 Red Mountain Pass will remain closed between Ouray and Silverton due to worsening weather conditions and increased avalanche danger.
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SOUTHWEST COLORADO — Travelers will encounter lengthy road closures on US 550 Red Mountain Pass between Silverton and Ouray, weekdays from Sept. 13 - 24. The closures will allow for helicopter operations and other work associated with a power line reconstruction project by the San Miguel Power Association. For more details about this project ...
The exact times of opening the highway is not known and the intermittent closures may be required for much of the morning. Motorists should plan ahead, allow for extra travel time, or arrive and drive through the closure points before the designated closure times.
Jan 16, 2024 · After being closed for two days because of inclement weather, Red Mountain Pass reopened on Tuesday, according to a news release from the San Juan County Office of Emergency Management.
Feb 16, 2021 · U.S. Highway 550 will be closed over Red Mountain Pass “until further notice” due to treacherous conditions, more than a foot of new snow and an ongoing avalanche warning.
- blair.miller@denver7.com
- Former Digital Executive Producer
Feb 22, 2022 · UPDATE (Wednesday, 11:25 a.m.): U.S. Highway 550 is closed in both directions between Ouray and north of Hermosa because of heavy snow and high avalanche danger at Red Mountain, Molas and Coal Bank passes, according to Colorado State Patrol and CDOT.
- blair.miller@denver7.com
- September 14, 2024
- Former Digital Executive Producer
Mar 11, 2019 · Red Mountain Pass remains closed indefinitely after weekend avalanche mitigation brought down more snow than anticipated, the Colorado Department of Transportation said Sunday.
Mar 18, 2019 · Pass has been closed since March 3. The Colorado Department of Transportation said Monday it hopes to have U.S. Highway 550, which has been closed since March 3 because of massive avalanches, open by the end of the month after more mitigation work took place over the weekend. OURAY COUNTY, Colo.
