OURAY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Transportation announced that Highway 550 on Red Mountain Pass will remain closed for avalanche mitigation following a slide on Sunday night.
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The original slide occurred on the road midway between Ouray and Silverton on the border between Ouray and San Juan counties.
“It was about 6 feet high and 200 feet long on the highway center line,” Nancy Shanks with CDOT said in a statement. “Crews closed the road, cleared the slide, escorted waiting traffic through and fully closed the pass again at midnight.”
(credit: CDOT)
Shanks said the highway will stay closed until needed avalanche mitigation can be completed. She said there are also delays on Coal Bank and Molas passes for mitigation work.
