Road work and conditions

Local News

Bridge to Nowhere’s sinking ramps need a face lift

Settlement has resulted in 6- to 8-inch drops

August 11, 2016

Local News

Committees raise funds for airport, road and bridge initiatives

Incumbent commissioners show more cash than challengers

August 8, 2016

Local News

Growth, natural gas industry decline fuels county’s financial woes

asks county for solutions during budget discussion

July 19, 2016

Local News

La Plata County to ask voters for property tax hike

item for roads and bridges to be floated a second time

July 12, 2016

Local News

La Plata County Commissioners to vote on mill levy ballot item

Proposed tax increase to fund roads and bridges

July 4, 2016

Local News

County Road 120 improvements delayed

to start end of the week

June 30, 2016

Local News

County Road 120 repaving to begin Monday

marks first phase of GCC Energyâ€™s required improvements

June 24, 2016

Local News

U.S. Highway 550 work expected to cause traffic delays

Maintenance work from Purgatory Resort to county line

May 31, 2016

Regional News

I-70 closes every 2.4 days west of Denver

Snow, fire, rocks: This ribbon of highway gets it all

May 30, 2016

Local News

Rocks end flowers vs. weeds debate at busy intersection

beats weeds and wildflowers at U.S. 550/160 intersection

May 23, 2016

Local News

U.S. Highway 491 in Cortez under construction

Project expected to last into November

May 15, 2016

Local News

Blasting on Red Mountain Pass to begin Wednesday

30-minute delays expected

May 10, 2016

Regional News

In the Colorado General Assembly, debate on roads hangs in limbo

Truckers, commuters, businesses frustrated with logjam

May 9, 2016

Local News

Request denied for East Third Avenue-10th Street stop signs

Council sides with traffic study

May 2, 2016

Local News

Lake Nighthorse road project moves forward

Construction to take 2 to 3 months

April 24, 2016

Action Line

Roads become more difficult to make driving easier

Smedley Sorry, but the old merger configuration was definitely not “just fine.” Action Line should know. For the better part…

April 10, 2016

Local News

Junction Creek Road resurfacing project canceled

The Forest Service had planned to close a portion of Junction Creek Road to all public use between the San…

April 7, 2016

Local News

Work to start on Ignacio intersection

Construction scheduled to end in March

March 20, 2016

Local News

New road is a glitch in Bayfield’s school plans

The town of Bayfield is asking the Bayfield School District to build a road on a town easement, shown here,…

March 10, 2016

Local News

Blasting begins on rocks at Bondad Hill

Drivers should expect 20-minute delays

March 10, 2016

Action Line

Mystery gas line, winter’s onset lead to rout of route

You can tell it’s spring. People start noticing the lovely blooming crocus, the joyfully singing birds, the enticing warm days…

March 6, 2016

Action Line

Stoplight at JBo’s isn’t music to motorists’ ears

One reader complains she can listen to an entire song before the red turns to green at the left-turn light…

February 14, 2016

Local News

Northbound lane at Highway 550-Bondad Hill closed until Tuesday

There is still one southbound and one northbound lane open on Highway 550 near mile marker 5, said CDOT spokeswoman…

February 14, 2016

Local News

No new snow expected for Durango during Snowdown

hours of avalanche work closed Red Mountain Pass Monday; open now

January 25, 2016