U.S. Highway 550 - The Durango Herald

No new snow expected for Durango during Snowdown

Nine hours of avalanche work closed Red Mountain Pass Monday; open now

DATE: Jan 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango’s Main Avenue mobility plan complete

Intersections, bike lanes priorities

DATE: Dec 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Phase one of Colorado’s U.S. 550 improvements complete

Signs and lighting near Purgatory next step in the spring, CDOT says

DATE: Nov 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Semitrailer loaded with cows sows chaos on Camino del Rio

No cattle injured in accident that brought out ranchers to help

DATE: Oct 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Remains found in U.S. 550 wreckage

Hiker stumbles upon car, body of woman missing since June

DATE: Sep 28, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

CDOT making safety changes near Purgatory

May include traffic delays starting Monday

DATE: Sep 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmington man dies in motorcycle crash

The investigation is underway into a car accident that killed a Farmington man Sunday on U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango. Michael Jakino, 64, was killed after the driver of a pi...

DATE: Sep 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Work to begin on Red Mountain Pass

Roads will be open overnight, lunch time only

DATE: Sep 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Truck fire sends driver to hospital

A truck caught fire Tuesday night on Coal Bank Pass, sending the driver to the hospital for smoke inhalation and shutting down U.S. Highway 550 for more than an hour, emergency officials sai...

DATE: Sep 2, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rock blasting causes delays near Silverton

The Colorado Department of Transportation was doing minor rock blasting Wednesday about a half mile north of Silverton on U.S. Highway 550. Traffic was being held for about 15 min...

DATE: Aug 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildflower, weed debate meets happy median

I wish the planters in the center of the U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection were better maintained. They are currently full of noxious weeds obscuring the wildflowers. Is it the state’s respo...

DATE: Jul 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Trooper: Driver fell asleep in Hwy. 550 rollover

A 19-year-old college student avoided serious injury Thursday after becoming airborne and rolling his car at 60 mph on U.S. Highway 550, north of Durango. Jack Youle was driving s...

DATE: May 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News