On May 29, US 550 was closed while emergency personnel responded to the scene of a semi truck hauling pipe that had gone off the roadway and into Cascade Creek.
U.S. Highway 550 at Cascade Creek will be closed Saturday morning while crews recover a crashed semi truck.
The truck, which was hauling pipe, went off the road Wednesday night, said Adair Christense.
US Highway 550 Red Mountain Pass will remain closed between Ouray and Silverton due to worsening weather conditions and increased avalanche danger. The Colorado Department of Transportation opened Coal Bank
Silverton resident Jeremy Ham drives over two of Southwest Colorado’s five major mountain passes nearly every day – rain, shine, snow or sleet.
He comes to Durango early in the morning for work and re.
For decades, avalanche mitigation in Ouray County has been a treacherous affair, with Colorado Department of Transportation crews racing against the clock and winter sports enthusiasts to bring sheets of snow down.