CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UPDATE

Contacts: Ashley Mohr – (303) 550-0354 Stacey Stegman – (303

The Copper Triangle bicycle race will be able to use US 24 and Tennessee Pass the weekend of Saturday, August 4. Thanks to the hard work of crews, the cyclists will be able to pass through the construction zone using a four-foot bicycle lane. Motorists will be able to simultaneously pass through the work zone during the race. That same weekend, Leadville will have its annual Boom Days celebration from August 3 through 5, and motorists using US 24 to travel to and from the celebration will be urged to be on the lookout for cyclists during the race.
Once one lane of the highway is open, motorists will no longer required to use State Highway 91 as a detour route. However, motorists are advised that delays of up to 10 minutes should be expected when passing through the construction zone, as only one lane of the highway will be open and each direction of traffic must take turns alternating through the work zone. CDOT urges motorists to obey all traffic signs and flaggers, and to drive Slow for the Cone Zone.
To repair the sinkhole and the highway, Hayward Baker constructed a grout containment barrier on the north and south sides of the highway to contain the fill zone. A thinner grout material was then poured into the void and a pressurized grout is now being used to fill any remaining voids, which will compress the existing materials underneath the highway to strengthen the roadway platform. Once the void has been stabilized, crews will grind down the existing road surface and pave a three inch layer of asphalt to create a seamless transition for motorists over the former sinkhole site.
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