Some tight curves will be softened and other modifications will be made to Lower River Road to allow additional traffic and larger vehicles to use it as a detour. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Drivers can expect 10-minute delays.
Initial work consists of wall construction.
Crews will work on the detour route through the winter. Phase one of the project through Snowmass Canyon begins in the spring of 2001, with construction of the two up-valley lanes. During this phase, up-valley traffic will use the current S.H. 82. Down-valley and local traffic will use Lower River Road. CDOT will provide an update on construction and traffic impacts prior to this phase.