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U.S. 50 bridge closure may continue for several months
A major road connecting Gunnison and Montrose was closed indefinitely over safety concerns after cracks were found in a bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir on April 18. CDOT officials said Tuesday that the repairs to the bridge could take months to complete. Local detours are opening up, easing the pressure on communities on both sides of the closure.
The long history of Paonia, Colorado
PAONIA, Colo. (KREX) — Paonia, a small town of only about 1500 people roughly 40 miles from Delta, has been around for more than half of America’s life. Let’s take a cinematic, no-narrative look at how this town progressed from the 1880’s to now.
Slow warming and showers mark the end of this week
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) - Grand Junction cooled to 29 degrees Wednesday morning, breaking the record low temperature for the date. Grand Junction was below freezing for just two hours and below 30 degrees for only ten minutes. Montrose cooled to 32 degrees and spent about ten minutes at freezing. Cortez only cooled to 34 degrees. The wind relaxed, but it stayed just high enough to mix some warmer air to the ground from aloft around Montrose and Cortez.
CMU Baseball powers past Adams State in RMAC Tournament, Softball falls in Regionals
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - The Colorado Mesa Mavericks Baseball Team keeps on rolling in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Tournament, taking down Adams State 17-10 in their second round matchup. These two teams met less than a week ago, in a series that saw some high-powered offensive output, including...
Lake City cutoff now open to larger trucks, trailers
Approximately three weeks after the Middle Bridge on US Highway 50 over Blue Mesa Reservoir was closed for safety concerns, cutting off traffic flow between Gunnison and areas to the west, a full analysis of the bridge’s damage and the repairs needed is about halfway done. There is still no estimated timeline of when the bridge might reopen, but one alternate route is opening to a wider range of vehicles this week. Other alternate routes between Gunnison County and areas to the west are not yet ready to open due to inclement spring weather.
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