IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo.– To improve public safety and protect national resources, the U.S. Forest Service has closed National Forest System lands along a portion of Colo. Highway 103 to camping, campfires and other overnight uses. The closure applies to areas on the Arapaho National Forest within a quarter mile of Highway 103 between Idaho Springs … Continue reading
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Mount Evans Highway to close for season, Sept. 22
Idaho Springs – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) will close the remaining 10 mile segment of the Mount Evans Highway (State Highway 5) for the season to most vehicular traffic Monday, Sept. 22, for road construction. CDOT needs to build a retaining wall along the edge of the highway to improve its stability near … Continue reading