Highway 82

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    CDOT navigates employment crunch

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    Snow is flying and the temps have dropped below freezing. It’s a perfect recipe to instill safe and slow driving habits. What’s more is the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is currently down a number of snow plow operators for clearing Highway 82 and Highway 133 this winter season. … read more →

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    A deadly stretch: Highway 82 like a 'mini-interstate'

    A deadly stretch: Highway 82 like a ‘mini-interstate’ thumbnail While the Catherine Store intersection has a bad reputation thanks to some prominent fatal accidents, many other stretches of Highway 82 saw more accidents in 2020 and 2021. Photo by Will Grandbois

    Troopers with the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) are focused on preventing death, injuries and traffic mayhem on Highway 82’s 45-mile stretch from Glenwood Springs to Aspen, until at least the year’s end. The increased patrols come in response to CSP’s several years’ worth of vehicular crash data, requested by the… read more →