{"id":15251,"date":"2025-12-12T20:33:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T03:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/daytime-delays-expected-on-u-s-550-and-colorado-145\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:46:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:46:47","slug":"daytime-delays-expected-on-u-s-550-and-colorado-145","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/daytime-delays-expected-on-u-s-550-and-colorado-145\/","title":{"rendered":"Daytime delays expected on U.S. 550 and Colorado 145"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=d014d283-09fe-4a8d-807c-06881a4fe033&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1407\" alt=\"Traffic on Colorado Highway 145 at mile marker 21 is restricted to one-lane alternating travel because of a massive rockfall.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Traffic on Colorado Highway 145 at mile marker 21 is restricted to one-lane alternating travel because of a massive rockfall.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Jim Mimiaga\/The Journal<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Drivers on Colorado Highway 145 may experience delays between Rico and Telluride through next week as the Colorado Department of Transportation performs routine snow clearing.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers can expect alternating traffic on Colorado 145 south of Telluride and delays of up to 15 minutes as flagging crews guide vehicles through work zones.<\/p>\n<p>From Friday through Dec. 19, crews will remove snow and clear ditches on the mountain pass and along U.S. Highway 550 from Purgatory Resort to Silverton.<\/p>\n<p>CDOT typically doubles fines in active work zones and urges drivers to slow down, proceed with caution and allow extra space between vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Additional maintenance will require a full overnight closure of 21 miles on U.S. Highway 550 between Ouray and Silverton, starting at midnight Tuesday and reopening at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>CDOT said the closure, from mile markers 71 to 92, is necessary to provide space for heavy equipment while crews clear snow from shoulders and ditches.<\/p>\n<p>CDOT encourages drivers to plan ahead by checking weather forecasts, road conditions and construction impacts. Updated information is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.cotrip.org\/@-107.21119,39.27428,7?show=winterDriving,roadReports,plowLocations,weatherRadar,weatherWarnings,chainLaws\" id=\"link-408d4280fa19c7c02a7c2a403066f2f1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COtrip.org<\/a> and on the COtrip Planner mobile app.<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=90299a54-1c0e-564e-a86c-0162bc044010&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"1332\" height=\"1256\" alt=\"Drivers will face maintenance work on U.S. Highway 550 and Colorado Highway 145, with possible delays Dec. 12-19. Check current conditions and closures at COtrip.org. (Google screen shot)\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Drivers will face maintenance work on U.S. Highway 550 and Colorado Highway 145, with possible delays Dec. 12-19. Check current conditions and closures at COtrip.org. 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