The Colorado Department of Transportation will be performing nighttime sweeping operations on U.S. Highway 160 through much of the Durango area, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. beginning Tuesday and continuing through Friday night. The highway sweeping is needed to reduce the amount of hazardous debris on the roadway, minimizing the potential of incidents caused by loose stones, trash, rusty nails or broken glass.
The mobile operations will take place on U.S. 160 along a 10-mile stretch of the highway from Wildcat Canyon Road, just west of Durango, through the Bodo Park area, and to Elmore’s Corner at the CO 172 junction east of Grandview, mile points 81-91. The work is weather dependent.
The public should watch the flashing lights of safety vehicles leading and following the sweeper equipment and mobile operations. Motorists are urged to slow down when approaching the operations. The Colorado State Patrol will increase patrols of this area during the nights of operation.
