Highway 36 Permanent Flood Repair FAQ’s

Highway 36 Permanent Flood Repair FAQ’s

  What is the current status of US 36 between Lyons and Estes Park?  Despite repairs made by the National Guard to temporarily reopen US 36, the roadway is still at risk of losing existing embankment and roadway. The highway is currently in a temporary state and the upcoming spring runoff further threatens the safety and integrity of the highway. This is already evident at mile marker 7.7, where the embankment is failing and one lane of the highway is currently closed until repairs can be made. US 36 has been identified as the first mountain corridor to begin and complete remaining emergency and permanent repairs following the September 2013 floods. As a critical route into Estes Park for residents and tourists, this corridor’s repairs have been targeted to be...

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Important CDOT Information

EMERGENCY FLOOD PROJECT UPDATE CDOT HOSTING PUBLIC MEETING TOMORROW, TELEPHONE TOWN HALL THURSDAY FOR US 36 FLOOD REPAIRS Members of the public encouraged to participate BOULDER, LARIMER COUNTIES — The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) invites members of the public to participate in upcoming meetings to learn more about continued efforts to repair US 36 following the September 2013 flooding. A public meeting will be held in Estes Park on Wednesday, January 8 at 6 p.m. at the Estes Park Town Hall (170 MacGregor Avenue), and a telephone town hall phone call will be held Thursday, January 9 at 7 p.m. The telephone town hall phone call is scheduled to last for one hour and will include representatives from CDOT, Central Federal Lands, and American Civil...

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