Independence Pass, Mount Evans Now Open; Loveland Pass Closed
Note to the world: Colorado is open for the season.
That’s right, with today’s opening of Independence Pass and CO 5 to the top of Mount Evans opening tomorrow, all the seasonal roads are open. Even Trail Ridge Road is open, although the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) reports that it is icy in spots.
One note of interest, however, is that US 6 over Loveland Pass is closed at this time. This is not a seasonal road, but CDOT says it is “closed for emergency road repair until further notice.” Apparently they just closed it yesterday. That’s a good thing for me to know because I was planning to head up over that pass in just a couple days.
Here’s a bit more info from CDOT:
U.S. 6 over Loveland Pass is closed due to a culvert failure, about 1 ½ miles east of the summit. Excess water has washed out the bottom of the culvert. Safety considerations will not allow the road to be open to traffic due to a loss of roadway support over the culvert. All traffic will be detoured though the Eisenhower Tunnel on Interstate 70. Loveland Pass will remain closed until further notice. The Colorado Department of Transportation will send out more information when it becomes available.
Recent from Denver Motorcycle Examiner
Run For The Wall nearing its destination
Biker Quote for Today
If you don’t make it the first time, back up and try again, only faster!!
May 22nd, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Hi Ken
yep, trail ridge is open as well! I am going to try and go through Milner Pass tomorrow, all the way to Grandby or perhaps I’ll go eastwards and end up in Ft Collins.
June 9th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
as of June 9, is Loveland Pass open for motorcycle travel?
June 9th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Yes, it is. I mentioned that in this post:
http://motorcyclecolorado.com/blog/rifle-is-no-longer-a-drive-through-zone-loveland-pass-reopens/