Winter is in full swing and Garfield County Road and Bridge staff are out clearing snow and ensuring county roads are safe for travel. Click the link to see county plow routes.
Winter maintenance
Road restrictions for Cottonwood Pass, Four Mile area
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – New signage is in place warning drivers of travel restrictions on several roads in Garfield County. Semis and other oversized vehicles are barred from traveling over roads that lead to Cottonwood Pass, and in the Four Mile area near Glenwood Springs. These restrictions target commercial vehicles looking to avoid traffic associated with the Grand Avenue Bridge closure, and not local delivery vehicles or residents that live in those areas. The aforementioned vehicles are permanently prohibited on Red Canyon Road (County Road 115), Colorado Mountain College Road (CR 114), Cattle Creek Road (CR 113), Upper Cattle Creek
Excavation begins for repairs to Harvey Gap Road
GARFIELD COUNTY, CO – Preparations for excavation of the collapsed Harvey Gap Road section are complete, including removal of the asphalt and repair of an unrelated drainage culvert nearby. Excavation of the road area is underway to facilitate rebuilding of the road base. Wet dirt below the road will be excavated to rebuild a solid substructure to maintain the new road section’s stabilization. “It is unknown yet exactly how far down we will have to excavate to find dry ground,” said Garfield County Road and Bridge Director, Deb Fiscus, who reported the status of the project to the Garfield County