Courtesy of CDOT
Snow and ice on the highway compelled the Colorado Department of Transportation to fully close the roadway up Mount Evans on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012.
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Mount Evans highway closes for season
September 26, 2012 11:37 AM
THE GAZETTE
The Colorado Department of Transportation closed the lower portion of the Mount Evans Highway (State Highway 5) between Echo Lake and Summit Lake for the season Wednesday due to adverse weather.
CDOT closed the five-mile segment from Summit Lake to the top of Mount Evans (14,264 feet) the day after Labor Day, per agreement with the U.S. Forest Service.
The highway is scheduled to reopen May 27, weather permitting.
Information regarding road closures and openings is available at all times online at cotrip.org or by calling 511.
