The city of Durango Streets Department will begin construction of 89 ramps to meet requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Project dates and locations are:

Through today, El Paso Street and West Third Avenue/Alamo Street and West Third Avenue.

Wednesday and Thursday, west 16th Street and West Third Avenue/west 17th Street and West Third Avenue.

Friday to May 27, west 18th Street and West Third Avenue/west 19th Street and West Third Avenue.

May 28-29, west 20th Street and West Third Avenue/west 21st Street and West Third Avenue.

May 30, west 22nd Street and West Third Avenue.

The construction project has a completion date of Aug. 1. Residents will find some parking restrictions during construction. Areas designated for construction materials, vehicles and work will be posted with no-parking signs 24 hours in advance. Limited traffic interruptions should be expected.

For more information, call Levi Lloyd at 375-4839.

College Drive to have one-lane closures

Travelers should expect one-lane closures on College Drive on both the east and west sides from 7:30 a.m. into the night through Thursday.

One-lane business access will be maintained. Minor cleanup and repair work also will take place. Apart from conducting minimal side work, all construction crews will be off the road by Friday morning. Normal construction will resume Tuesday. Two lanes in each direction of travel on U.S. Highway 160/550 will remain open before 8:30 a.m. and after 4:30 p.m., seven days a week. Travelers should expect one-lane closures in every direction around the College Drive intersection after 6:30 p.m. into the night. The entire project will be completed by mid-August.

For more information, call 238-1669.

Construction planned for Animas River Trail

The city of Durango Parks & Recreation will perform construction on the Animas River Trail, between Rank Park and the La Plata County Fairgrounds today and Wednesday.

The construction is comprised of installing a culvert to help drainage on the trail. The trail will remain open, but users are advised to use caution.

For more information, call Ron Moore at 375-7381.

Weekly bird walks to continue Wednesdays

For the Birds organizes a weekly bird walk, hosted each time by a variety of local nature organizations.

The group will meet at 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Rotary Park. The walks last about one hour and 15 minutes. Bring binoculars. The walks are free, but donations to the hosting group are welcome.

For more information, call 382-9396.

Red Mountain Pass to open for holiday

U.S. Highway 550 over Red Mountain Pass will be fully open to single-lane, alternating traffic from 6:30 p.m. Thursday through 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Starting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, the work schedule will begin again until the project is completed, which is expected to be on or before June 13. These activities can be expected for the remainder of this project:

An additional 2,000 square-feet of wire mesh is being placed north of the current mesh.

Crews will install a rockfall fence at mid-slope, below the wire mesh.

Crews will remove the fence on the roadway after the installation of the mid-slope fence is installed.

The roadway damage will be patched before opening back to two lanes.

For more information, visit www.cotrip.org.

Kiwanis Club to meet Thursday

The Kiwanis Club of Durango will meet at noon Thursday at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.

The guest speaker will be Dave James of James Ranch. He will talk about his ranch operation. Guests are welcome.

For more information, call 247-5011.

Herald Staff